INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 138 A PSALM OF DAVID. This psalm is generally thought to have been written by David upon his being advanced to the throne; on account of which he praises the Lord, who had supported him under many exercises, and had made good his promise to him, at least in part; and he firmly... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL PRAISE THEE WITH MY WHOLE HEART,.... Cordially and sincerely, in the uprightness and integrity of his heart; which denotes not the perfection of his service, but the sincerity of it; his heart was in it, and his whole heart; all the powers and faculties of his soul were engaged in it, being d... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL WORSHIP TOWARDS THY HOLY TEMPLE,.... Not the temple at Jerusalem, which was not yet built, though, when it was, the Jews in their devotions at a distance looked towards it, 1 Kings 8:38; but rather the tabernacle of Moses, in which was the ark, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe; and over that t... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE DAY WHEN I CRIED THOU ANSWEREDST ME,.... When in distress through Saul's persecution, he cried to the Lord, and he immediately answered him, and delivered him out of his troubles; and such immediate answers of prayer are to be remembered with thankfulness: see Psalms 18:6; [AND] STRENGTHENED... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE KINGS OF THE EARTH SHALL PRAISE THEE, O LORD,.... Or "let [them] confess", or "praise thee" s; a wish or prayer. Not only the kings known to David, as Kimchi limits it; or that lived in his days, as Hiram and others; but in the latter day, when they shall come to Zion, the church, and be nur... [ Continue Reading ]
YEA, THEY SHALL SING IN THE WAYS OF THE LORD,.... Which are all mercy and truth; ways of pleasantness, and paths of peace: so the eunuch went on his way, and in the ways of the Lord rejoicing, Acts 8:39; Or, "they shall sing of the ways of the Lord" t; of the excellency, pleasure, and usefulness of... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGH THE LORD [BE] HIGH,.... Above all the earth, and all the nations of it, and the highest of men in it; above the heavens, and the angels there, who are his creatures and at his command; above all the blessings and praises of his saints: the perfect knowledge of him is so high as not to be atta... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGH I WALK IN THE MIDST OF TROUBLE,.... Trouble attends the best of men; both outward and inward trouble, from sin, Satan, and the world; yea, they are in the midst of it, surrounded with it; and it is a way in which they walk through this world, and enter the kingdom of heaven; it is continued u... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD WILL PERFECT [THAT WHICH] CONCERNETH ME,.... Or "will", or "may the Lord perform for me" x: all things in providence; all that he had appointed for him, that would be for his good and his own glory, Psalms 57:2; and particularly what concerned him as a king. He had made him king over the ho... [ Continue Reading ]