1-4 The grievous state of the wicked 8,9 The excellency of God's mercy 10-12 David prays for favour to God's children

A.M. cir 3463 B.C. cir 541 (Title.) A psalm. This psalm is supposed to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity

servant Ps 18:1 90:1 143:12 De 34:5 2Ti 2:24 Tit 1:1 Jas 1:1 2Pe 1:1 Jude 1:1 Re 1:1

The transgression. Or, rather, `The speech of transgression to the wicked is within [his heart]; there is no fear of God before his eyes;' for instead of [libbi] `my heart' four MSS have [libbo] `his heart' which is also the reading of the LXX, Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethipic, and Anglo-Saxon. 1Sa 15:13,14 Pr 20:11 Mt 7:16-20 12:33,34 Pr 20:11 Mt 7:16-20 12:33,34 Tit 1:16

no Ps 112:1 Ge 20:11 Pr 8:13 16:6 Ec 12:13 Ro 3:18

2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For he Ps 10:3 49:18 De 29:19 Jer 2:23,34,35 17:9 Ho 12:7,8 Lu 10:29 16:14,15 Ro 7:9 10:3

until [heb.] to find his iniquity to hate 1Sa 15:18-24 1Ch 10:13,14 Ro 3:9

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

The words Ps 5:9 12:2,3 55:21 58:3 140:3 1Sa 18:21 19:6,7 26:21 Mt 22:15-18 22:35

he hath Ps 125:5 1Sa 11:6-13 13:13,14 15:26 16:14 Zep 1:6 Heb 10:39 1Jo 2:19

4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

deviseth Ps 38:12 1Sa 19:11 Es 5:14 6:4 Pr 4:16 Ho 7:6,7 Mic 2:1 Mt 27:1 Ac 23:12

mischief. or, vanity
setteth Pr 24:23 Isa 65:2 Jer 6:16 8:6 9:2-9 Mic 6:8

abhorreth Ps 97:10 Job 15:16 Am 5:15 Ro 1:32 12:9 Re 2:2

5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

mercy Ps 52:1 57:10 103:11 108:4 Isa 55:7-9

faithfulness Ps 89:2 92:2 100:5 Mt 24:35 Heb 6:18-20

6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

righteousness Ps 71:19 97:2 145:17 Ge 18:25 De 32:4 Isa 45:19,21-24 Ro 3:25

great mountains [heb.] mountains of God Ex 9:28 1Sa 14:15

judgments Ps 77:19 92:5 Job 11:7-9 37:23 Isa 40:28 Jer 12:1 Mt 11:25,26 Ro 11:33

thou Ps 104:14 145:9 147:9 Job 7:20 Jon 4:11 Mt 10:29,30 1Ti 4:10

7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

How Ps 31:19 86:5,15 145:7,8 Ex 34:6 Joh 3:16 1Jo 3:1 4:9,10

excellent [heb.] precious Ps 139:17 1Pe 2:6,7 2Pe 1:4

put their Ps 17:8 57:1 63:7 91:4 Ru 2:12 Lu 13:34

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

abundantly Ps 16:11 17:15 63:5 65:4 So 5:1 Isa 25:6 55:1,2 Jer 31:12-14 Zec 9:17 Mt 5:6 Joh 7:37

satisfied [heb.] watered [Yirweyun], `they shall be saturated' as a thirsty field by showers from heaven Isa 58:11

and thou Ps 16:11 46:4 Job 20:17 Isa 43:20 48:21 Re 22:1-17

thy pleasures. Or, [adanacha], `thy pleasure' as four MSS. read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through and watered it.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

For Isa 12:3 Jer 2:13 Joh 4:10,14 7:37-39 Re 21:6 22:17

in thy Ps 27:1 Job 29:3 Pr 4:18 Isa 2:5 Ps 27:1 Job 29:3 Pr 4:18 Isa 2:5 60:1,2,19 Mal 4:2 Joh 1:8,9 8:12 2Co 4:6 Jas 1:17 1Pe 2:9 1Jo 1:7 Re 21:23

10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

continue [heb.] draw out at length Ps 103:17 Jer 31:3 Joh 15:9,10 1Pe 1:5

that Ps 9:10 Jer 22:16 24:7 Joh 17:3 Heb 8:11

and thy Ps 7:8-10 18:24,25 94:14,15 97:10,11 143:1,2 Isa 51:6-8 2Ti 4:7,8

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

foot Ps 10:2 12:3-5 119:51,69,85,122 123:3,4 Job 40:11,12 Isa 51:23 Da 4:37

hand Ps 16:8 17:8-14 21:7,8 62:6 125:1-3 Ro 8:35-39

12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

there Ps 9:16 55:23 58:10,11 64:7-9 Jud 5:31 2Th 1:8,9 Re 15:4 19:1-6

shall Ps 1:5 18:38 Jer 51:64