2. sentence--acquitting judgment.
from thy presence--Thy tribunal.
things that are equal--just and right, do Thou regard.
3. proved. . . visited. . . tried--His character was most rigidly tested, at all times, and by all methods, affliction and others ( Psa 7:10 ).
purposed that, &c.--or, my mouth does not exceed my purpose; I am sincere.
4. works of men--sinful practices.
by the word of thy lips--as a guide ( Psa 119:9, 11, 95 ).
destroyer--violent man.
5. May be read as an assertion "my steps or goings have held on to Thy paths."
6. wilt hear me--that is, graciously ( Psa 3:4 ).
7. Show--set apart as special and eminent ( Exd 8:18 Psa 4:3 ).
thy right hand--for Thy power.
8. Similar figures, denoting the preciousness of God's people in His sight, in Deu 32:10, 11 Mat 23:37.
9. compass me--(compare Psa 118:10-12 ).
10. enclosed. . . fat--are become proud in prosperity, and insolent to God ( Deu 32:15 Psa 73:7 ).
11. They pursue us as beasts tracking their prey.
12. The figure made more special by that of a lion lurking.
13-15. disappoint--literally, "come before," or, "encounter him." Supply "with" before "sword" ( Psa 17:13 ), and "hand" ( Psa 17:14 ). These denote God's power.
14. men. . . world--all men of this present time. They appear, by fulness of bread and large families, to be prosperous; but ( Psa 17:15 ) he implies this will be transient, contrasting his better portion in a joyful union with God hereafter.
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