118:6 The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can {c} man do unto me?(c) Being exalted to this estate, he assured himself to have man ever to be his enemy. Yet he did not doubt that God would maintain him, because he had placed him. read more
The first psalm in this lesson is one of the imprecatory or cursing psalms, in the interpretation of which we should keep in mind the principles already stated: (1) that the writer speaks as a prophet; (2) that the enemies are not merely personal to him but enemies of God; (3) that they are not individuals so much as nations; and (4) that they are considered at a time when the incorrigible condition has been reached, and they have become permanently fixed in opposition to the Most High. The... read more
It is impossible to overlook Jesus in this verse. Surely to none so applicable as to him are these expressions; and to none can we refer them with equal propriety. Who had so large a place, or such freedom, as Jesus, and especially in the triumphs of his resurrection! read more
I make no pause in these verses, because I think they contain a beautiful subject, in reference to the Lord Jesus in his ministry; and it were a pity to interrupt the reading. Let the Reader, when he hath read them, contemplate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and see whether there is not a very plain allusion to our Lord in what is here said. Nay, doth it not strike him that Christ is the speaker? It is said that this patient sufferer doth not fear men nor princes. And how was this... read more
O! that. Conscious of his own insufficiently, he prays for grace to be justified. (Worthington) --- Moses acknowledged, that man could not observe the law, without Christ, Deuteronomy xxx 11., and Romans x. 6. read more
All. At the day of judgment, it will not suffice to have observed only some of the commandments. See St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, &c., who all seem to follow Origen. (Calmet) --- The breach of any law brings confusion. (Worthington) read more
1-18 The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to the everlasting goodness and mercy of God, or whether he looks forward to... read more
A Psalm for Festival Services. This hymn, written altogether in the style of David, bears a liturgical character and was, in fact, used in the Jewish Church upon the occasion of the great festivals, as part of their great hallel, chanted during the time when the Temple-offerings were brought, as well as by the individual families in the intervals of the Passover-meal, although it may originally have been composed for use at the Feast of Tabernacles. Sections of the psalm were in such general... read more
Psalms 118:01 O give thanks unto the Lord;For he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever2 Let Israel now say,That His mercy endureth for ever.3 Let the house of Aaron now say,That his mercy endureth for ever.4 Let them now that fear the Lord say,That his mercy endureth for ever.5 I called upon the Lord in distress:The Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.6 The Lord is on my side;I will not fear: what can man do unto me?7 The Lord taketh my part... read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 118:5
118:5 I called upon the LORD in {b} distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.(b) We are here taught that the more that troubles oppress us, the more ought we to be instant in prayer. read more