1; The grievous estate of the wicked.
8; The excellency of God's mercy.
10; David prays for favour to God's children.
* A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) A psalm.
This Psalm is supposed by some 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.
# 18:1; 90:1; *titles|
# 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, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon.
# 1Sa 15:13,14; Pr 20:11; Mt 7:16-20; 12:33,34; Tit 1:16|
* no.
# 112:1; Ge 20:11; Pr 8:13; 16:6; Ec 12:13; Ro 3:18|
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