PSALM CXXXI _The psalmist professes his humility, and the peaceableness of_ _his disposition and conduct_, 1, 2. _Exhorts Israel to hope in God_, 3. NOTES ON PSALM CXXXI Some think that David composed this Psalm as a vindication of himself, when accused by Saul's courtiers that he affected the... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 131:2. _I HAVE BEHAVED AND QUIETED MYSELF, AS A CHILD_] On the contrary, I have been under the rod of others, and when chastised have not complained; and my _silence_ under my affliction was the fullest proof that I neither _murmured_ nor _repined_, but received all as coming from the h... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 131:3. _LET ISRAEL HOPE IN THE LORD_] Act all as I have done; trust in him who is the God of justice and compassion; and, after you have suffered awhile, he will make bare his arm and deliver you. Short as it is, this is a most instructive Psalm. He who acts as the psalmist did, is neve... [ Continue Reading ]