Introduction
A Psalm of David.
This psalm, like the one preceding, draws a bold line between the holy and the unholy, and expresses strong confidence in the very diverse judgments of God in regard to them. The psalmist himself is in persecution and peril, and makes his appeal from the slanderous imputations of men to the just judgment of God. Unlike Psalms 25:0, which thrice makes confession of sin, the plea is here grounded upon his integrity and uprightness. But this plea is not to be understood as one of absolute faultlessness, much less of self-righteousness, but of innocence of the crimes alleged against him by his enemies, and of any complicity with deceitful and wicked men. He had offered no provocation for the bitter enmity of his persecutors, and held no affinities with men with whom they had classed him. On the contrary, he had “hated the congregation of evil doers,” he had loved the house of God, his habit of life had been religious, and its spirit and record bore witness to his sincerity. The psalm was evidently written during the rebellion of Absalom. See 2 Samuel 15:0, et seq.
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