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PSALM CXL.

1 David prayeth to be delivered from Saul and Doeg. 8 He prayeth against them. 12 He comforteth himself by confidence in God.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me A.C. 1060. from the violent man;

*Heb. man

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are of violences. they gathered together for war.

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; bad- b ders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

Rom. iii. 13.

Ps. Iviii. 4. 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

7 O God the LORD, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

not be exalted.

8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; † lest they exalt themselves. Selah. + Or, let them 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the

afflicted, and the right of the poor.

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Heb. a man

of tongue. ◊ Or, an evil speaker, a

wicked man of violence be established in

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the earth: let the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

PSALM XXXV.

1 David prayeth for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion. 11 He complaineth of their wrongful dealing. 22 Thereby he inciteth God against them. A Psalm of David.

1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me fight against them that fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

him be hunted to his overthrow.

lxx. 3.

4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek Ps. xl. 15. & after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

A.C. 1060.

d Job xxi. 18. Ps. i. 4. Is. xxix. 5. Hos. xiii. 3.

Heb. darkness and slipperiness.

+ Heb. which he knoweth not of.

+ Heb. Witnesses of

wrong.

Heb. they

asked me. Heb. depriv

ing.

d

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

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6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that

tion let him fall.

very destruc9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? 11 False witnesses did rise up; § they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was *Or, afflicted. sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

+Heb. walked. Heb. as a friend, as a brother.

Heb. halt.

ing.

|| Heb. my only one.

e Ps. xl. 9, 10.

& cxi. 1.

14 I + behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for

his mother.

15 But in mine § adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not.

16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17 LORD, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my || darling from the lions.

18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I

*Heb. strong. Will praise thee among *much people.

+ Heb.falsely.

19 Let not them that are mine enemies † wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: 0 LORD, be not far from me.

23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me,

25 Let them not say in their hearts, * Ah, so would we A.C. 1060. have it let them not say, We have swallowed him up. * Heb. Ah, 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion to- ah, our soul. gether that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

righteousness.

27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour + my + Heb. my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

PSALM LXIV.

1 David prayeth for deliverance, complaining of his enemies. 7 He promiseth himself to see such an evident destruction of his enemies, as the righteous shall rejoice at it.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their £ Ps. xi. 2.

bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words :

4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune § of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall

see them?

*

6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one and the heart, is deep.

+Or, speech. Heb. to

hide snares.

of them,

Or, we are that which

consumed by they have throughly

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly searched

+ shall they be wounded.

*

search search

cd.

wound shall

8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon them- + Heb. their selves all that see them shall flee away.

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of

God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

SECTION XI.

David at Keilah.

1 SAMUEL XXIII. VER. 1.

1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

be.

A.C. 1060.

1 SAMUEL XXII. VER. 20, TO THE END.

20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.

22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy

father's house.

23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. 1 SAMUEL XXIII. VER. 639.

6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimeg Ch. xxii. 20. lech & fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

1 SAMUEL XXIII. VER. 2-6.

2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

1 SAMUEL XXIII. VER. 7—13.

7 ¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

39 While the Philistines were fighting against Keilah, Doeg was executing the inhuman command of Saul, and murdering the priests at Nob. Abiathar at this time escaped and fled to David, with the ephod and the breastplate, with the Urim and Thummim; thus transferring to David the means of consulting the oracle of God in the sanctuary, which had hitherto been appropriated to the service of Saul. To connect the history, the escape of Abiathar is inserted after the account which was brought to David, that the Philistines were plundering the country round Keilah.. The second verse of 1 Samuel xxiii. tells us, that David consulted the oracle; on the authority of Bishop Horsley, therefore, as well as from the internal evidence, the sixth verse is placed before the second.Vide Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 339.; Bishop Patrick in loc.; and Lightfoot.

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8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go A.C. 1060. down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

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And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant.

LORD said, He will come down.

And the

12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah * deliver Heb. shut me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD up. said, They will deliver thee up.

PSALM XXXI 40.

1 David shewing his confidence in God craveth his help. 7 He rejoiceth in his mercy. 9 He prayeth in his calamity. 19 He praiseth God for his goodness.

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To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never h Ps. xxii. 5. be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Is. xlix. 23.

2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thout my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. + Heb. to me 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for for a rock of thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me for thou art my strength.

strength.

5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast re- i Luke xxiii. deemed me, O LORD God of truth.

6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the thou hast set my foot in a large room.

enemy:

9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with

40 David being pursued by his enemies, probably in his retreat from Keilah, entreats the Lord in this Psalm to deliver him. Dr. Green and Calmet place this Psalm among those composed during the persecution of Saul, but do not fix the exact period.

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