_David, complaining of the Ziphims, prayeth for salvation: upon his confidence in God's help, he promiseth sacrifice._ To the chief musician on Neginoth, Maschil, _A Psalm_ of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? _TITLE._ הזפים בנגינתאּבבוא למנצח _LAM... [ Continue Reading ]
STRANGERS ARE RISEN UP AGAINST ME— The inhabitants of Ziph, and of the wilderness and mountains near it, might very probably, as some think, be chiefly aliens and foreigners, under the dominion of the Hebrews. But it is to be remarked, that זרים _zarim, strangers,_ is not always to be understood of... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD IS WITH THEM THAT UPHOLD MY SOUL— These words are capable of a double sense, each applicable to the context. Either "God is with them who uphold me, as their friend and helper, to assist and prosper them;" or, "God is amongst them; he is one of the number of those who support me, and will p... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SHALL REWARD EVIL UNTO MINE ENEMIES— לשׁררי _leshoreri, to them who, with a hostile mind, watch and observe me._ This was the conduct of the Ziphites to David: they acted as Saul's spies, and watched David, to betray him to destruction. See 1 Samuel 23:23. The next clause should be rendered in th... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL FREELY SACRIFICE, &C.— _I will sacrifice to thee voluntary oblations. I will acknowledge thy name, for this is good._ Chandler. See Exodus 35:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE HATH DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE— _From every strait._ In Psalms 92:11 we have a similar expression to the last clause of this verse, _mine eye hath seen,_ &c. where the words _his desire,_ are supplied by our translators, and are not in the original. As the sentence, _Mine eye hath seen upon... [ Continue Reading ]