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Contrast with man's frailty (compare Ps 90:1-7). thy remembrance--that by which Thou art remembered, Thy promise.
And hence love and fear of such a God is the chief element of true wisdom (compare Pr 1:7; 9:10).
heavens of heavens--the very highest. waters--clouds, resting above the visible heavens (compare Ge 1:7).
These are, of course, figurative terms (compare Ps 7:6; 13:1, &c.). hidest--Supply "thine eyes" or "face."
by thy name--(Ps 5:11), specially, power. judge me--as in Ps 7:8; 26:1.
Out of severe trials, God had brought them to safety (compare Isa 48:10; 1Pe 1:7).
in the strength--or, relying on it. thy righteousness--or, faithful performance of promises to the pious (Ps 7:17; 31:1).
They are not the conquests of arms, but the influences of humane and peaceful principles (compare Isa 9:7; 11:1-9; Zec 9:9, 10).
ended--literally, "finished," or completed; the word never denotes fulfilment, except in a very late usage, as in Ezr 1:1; Da 12:7.
above...gods--esteemed such by men, though really nothing (Jer5:7; 10:10-15).
salvation--the result of His righteousness (Ps 7:17; 31:1), and both are publicly displayed.
This character of the wicked, and the devices planned against the pious, correspond to Ps 10:7; 31:13; 58:4, &c.
with favour--or, "acceptance," alluding to the favor shown to an acceptable offering and worshipper (Le 7:18; 19:7). shield--(compare Ps 3:3).
1Sa 18:17; 31:2 illustrate the statement whether alluded to or not. These verses are expository of Ps 7:14, showing how the devices of the wicked end in disappointment, falsifying their...
And the prevalence of injustice in heathen lands is a reason for invoking God's regard to His promise (compare Nu 14:21; Ps 7:16;18:48).
a deceitful bow--which turns back, and so fails to project the arrow (2Sa 1:22; Ho 7:16). They relapsed.
fall like, &c.--be cut off suddenly (Ps 20:8; 91:7).
Men are helpless to hurt him, if God be with him (Ps 56:9), and, if enemies, they will be vanquished (Ps 54:7).
fat as grease--spiritually insensible (Ps 17:10; 73:7; Isa 6:10).
Sinners are termed "fools," because they think and act contrary to right reason (Ge 34:7; Jos 7:15; Ps 39:8; 74:18, 22). in his heart--to himself (Ge 6:12).
His emaciated frame, itself an item of his misery, is rendered more so as the object of delighted contemplation to his enemies. The verbs, "look" and "stare," often occur as suggestive of feelings...
Similar figures for slander (Ps 57:4; 59:7). bend--literally, "tread," or, "prepared." The allusion is to the mode of bending a bow by treading on it; here, and in Ps 58:7, transferred to arrows.
(Compare Ps 5:7). thy word above all thy name--that is, God's promise (2Sa 7:12-16), sustained by His mercy and truth, exceeded all other manifestations of Himself as subject of praise.
mine eye, &c.--denotes extreme weakness (compare Ps 6:7). grief--mingled sorrow and indignation (Ps 6:7). soul and...belly--the whole person.
This he does in part, by contrasting their ruin with God's exaltation and eternity. most high--as occupying the highest place in heaven (Ps 7:7; 18:16).
God is involved as if hitherto careless of him (Ps 3:7; 9:18). rage--the most violent, like a flood rising over a river's banks. the judgment...commanded--or, "ordained"; a just decision.
mischief and spite--provocation and trouble of the sufferer (compare Ps 6:7; 7:14). committeth--or, "leaves (his burden) on Thee."
prepare, &c.--literally, "set themselves as in array." awake--(Compare Ps 3:7; 7:6), appeals to God in His covenant relation to His people (Ps 9:18).
Compare the similar fate of these (2Ch 20:23) with that of the foes mentioned in Jud 7:22, here referred to. They destroyed one another (Jud 4:6-24; 7:25). Human remains form manure (compare 2Ki9:3...