2 Blessed is the man to whom Jehovah imputeth not perverseness, In whose spirit is no guile, 3 While I was silent,* my bones decayed, By my loud-lamentation all the day. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me, My moisture was changed into the summer's drought, 5 I will acknowledge my trespasses unto thee, My perverseness I will not conceal; [A] I said I will-make-confession of my wilful-crimes unto Jehovah, And thou forgavest the perversity of my sin. Make-prayer unto thee in a season of accept ance. * "While I was silent," i. e. with respect to confession. Before I made confession I was in constant agony of mind; now, by con◄ fessing my sins, I have obtained ease. Even when great waters overflow, Unto him they shall not come near.* 7 Thou art the place-of-concealment from distress, Thou shalt preserve me, and deliver me [B] from them that beset me. ORACLE. 8 I will instruct thee, and teach thee, I will counsel thee what way thou shalt go; Mine eye [is fixed] upon thee. THE PSALMIST TO THE BY-STANDERS SUPPOSED TO HEAR THE ORACULAR VOICE. 9 Be ye not like a horse or a mule, Which no man can govern with a bridle But the muzzle must compress his jaws, That he fall not upon thee. "They," i. e. the waterfloods shall not come nigh him, i. e. the godly one, 10 Great torments for the impious, But for him who placeth-trust in Jehovah, tender love embraceth him. 11 Rejoice in Jehovah, and exult, ye righteous; Shout for joy, all ye upright in heart. PSALM XXXIII. [See Notes.] PSALM XXXIV. (ALPHABETICAL.) MESSIAH EXHORTS TO HOLINESS and trust IN GOD, BY THE EXAMPLE OF HIS OWN DELIVERANCE. THE matter of this Psalm has not the least connection with the subject to which the Hebrew title refers it, viz. "David's change of his behaviour before "Abimelech, who drove him away and he depart"ed," 1 Sam. XXI. The Syriac inscribes it, “a "Psalm of David when he went to the house of the "Lord, and gave first fruits to the Priest." But it is an excellent remark of Mr Hutchinson's, though some caution and judgement may be requisite in the application of it, that," Though many of the ideas [in the Psalms] be conveyed under types or bor"rowed names, yet any one sentence which is ap plicable to the true David [i. e. to Messiah] and "to none else, determines the Psalm to that David." The 20th verse of this Psalm, as Mr Hutchinson observes, taken literally, is applicable to the true David, and to none else, I will bless the Jehovah in every season,* In Jehovah my soul shall make her boast; a Magnify Jehovah with me, Let us extol his Name together. * i. e. In all circumstances; in every posture of my affairs. ▾ I sought the Jehovah; and he hath heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. Look towards him, and you shall be enlightened; * [A] And your faces shall never be ashamed: [B] For Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants, And none who-seek-shelter with him shall-fall into-condemnation. This POOR man [C] called, and Jehovah heard; And hath delivered him from all his straits. The Angel of Jehovah pitched his camp Around them that fear him, and delivers them. Taste and see! Truly Jehovah is good, Blessed is the man who taketh-shelter with-him. Fear the Jehovah, O ye-his-saints; For nothing shall be wanting unto them-that-fear him. * That is, as the image is generally understood, " gladdened" or "filled with joy." |