1David from his own experience sheweth the benefit of trust in God. 6Obedience the most acceptable sacrifice. 9David's grateful return of praise: 11he prayeth for salvation to himself, and confusion to his enemies.
0To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
11I aWAITED patiently for the LORD; and bhe inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
1Heb. in waiting I waited.
a Ps. 27.13; 37.7. Is. 50.7-9. b Ps. 18.6; 130.2; 20.4,5. He. 5.7. Is. 49.8.
2He brought me up also cout of 2an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and dset my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
2Heb. a pit of noise.
c Ps. 18.16,17; 69.1,2; 71.20. Is. 43.1,2. 2Sa. 4.9. d Ps. 61.2; 18.19; 26.12. 2Th. 3.5.
3And he hath eput a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: fmany shall see it , and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
e Ps. 22.22,23; 33.2,3; 86.12,13; 103.1-5. f Ps. 64.9,10; 142.7; 35.27.
4gBlessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and hrespecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
g Ps. 2.12. Je. 17.7,8. h Ps. 15.4; 146.3; 119.21; 125.5. Je. 2.13. Jonah 2.8.
5Many, iO LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are *to us-ward: 3they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them , they are more than can be numbered.
*to us-ward-toward us.
3Or, none can order them unto thee.
i Job 5.9; 9.10. Ps. 71.15; 92.5; 139.6,17,18. Je. 29.11. Is. 55.8,9.
6jSacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou 4opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
4Heb. digged. Ex. 21.6.
j 1Sa. 15.22. Ps. 51.16. Is. 1.11; 66.3; 50.4,6. Ho. 6.6. Mat. 12.7. He. 10.4-10.
7Then said I, Lo, I come: kin the *volume of the book it is written of me,
*volume-roll, scroll.
k Lu. 24.27,44. Jn. 5.39. Ac. 10.43. 1Co. 15.3,4. 2Co. 1.20. Je. 36.2.
8I ldelight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is 5within my heart.
5Heb. in the midst of my bowels. Je. 31.33. Ps. 37.31. 2Co. 3.3.
l Ps. 119.16,24,47,92. Ro. 7.22. Lu. 12.50. Jn. 10.18; 4.34; 14.31.
9I mhave preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not nrefrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
m Lu. 4.16-22. Ps. 35.18; 22.22,25. Mat. 11.5; 28.19,20. Mar. 16.15. Jn. 18.20. n v.11.
10I have not hid othy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy pfaithfulness and thy qsalvation: I have not concealed thy rlovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
o Ac. 20.20,27. Ro. 10.3; 1.16,17; 3.22-26. p Ac. 13.23. Lu. 24.27,44. Ro. 15.8. q Mat. 18.11. Lu. 19.9,10. r Jn. 3.16; 10.10,18. Is. 63.7.
11Withhold snot thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: tlet thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
s Ps. 69.13,16; 89.1,2,28; 23.6; 43.3; 57.3; 61.7. t Ps. 85.10.
12For uinnumerable evils vhave *compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart 6faileth me.
*compassed-surrounded.
6Heb. forsaketh.
u He. 4.15. Lu. 18.13,14. Ps. 19.12; 38.4; 22; 69. Is. 53.6. 2Co. 5.21. 1Pe. 2.24; 3.18. Jn. 18; 19. v 2Sa. 22.6.
13Be wpleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
w Ps. 70.1-5; 25.17,18; 38.22; 22.20,21. He. 5.7. Mat. 26.36-44.
14Let xthem be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; ylet them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
x Ps. 31.17; 35.4,26; 71.13; 119.28,29. y Jn. 18.6. Ps. 41.5.
15Let zthem be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
z Ps. 35.21,25; 69.24,25. Lu. 19.43,44; 21.23,24. Mat. 27.39-44.
16Let aall those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love bthy salvation say continually, cThe LORD be magnified.
a Ps. 22.26; 35.27. Ro. 5.2,11. Phi. 4.4; 3.3. b Is. 45.17. Hab. 3.18. Mat. 1.21. Lu. 2.30; 1.46,47. c Ps. 34.3.
17But dI am poor and needy; yet ethe Lord thinketh upon me: thou art fmy help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
d Ps. 34.6; 68.10; 69.33; 86.1. Is. 42.1. Mat. 8.20; 3.17. 2Co. 8.9. e v.5. 1Pe. 5.7. Ps. 37.5. f Ps. 70.5; 143.7,8. Is. 50.7,9. He. 5.7; 13.6.