![]() Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours. (For extreme instances of this kind of wickedness, see 2 Samuel 3:27 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10 and for the wide prevalence of such treacherous dealing, comp. Which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. The psalmist prays that he may not share the fate of the workers of iniquity, over whom he seems to see some terrible judgment impending. The metaphor implied in "draw me not away "is that of a hunter, drawing prey of all kinds to him enclosed within a net. Towards thy holy oracle (see the comment on Psalms 5:7).ĭraw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity (comp. But, later on, the lifting up of the hands seems to have been regarded as symbolizing the lifting up of the heart ( Lamentations 3:41). ![]() Originally, the idea probably was that the hands should be ready to receive the blessings which God would bestow. When I lift up my hands, The usual attitude of a Hebrew in prayer (see Exodus 9:29 Exodus 17:11, Exodus 17:12 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:54 Psalms 63:4 Psalms 141:2 Lamentations 2:19 Lamentations 3:41). The use of the expressions "voice" and "cry" marks the earnestness of the prayers offered. God is said to hear prayer when he grants it, to be deaf to prayer when he withholds the boon requested. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee. Lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit i.e. The Hebrew term used is sometimes tsur, sometimes sela', which call to our minds the two great rook-fortresses of Tyre and Petra. It is with David, in these early psalms, an epitheton usilatum (comp. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my Rock be not silent to me rather, as in the Revised Version, to thee, O Lord, will I call my Rock, be not thou deaf unto me. It would suit almost any occasion when he was in danger or difficulty. There is no reason for doubting the assertion of the title, that it is "a Psalm of David," but we cannot definitely assign it to any particular period of his life. Metrically, it contains three strophes, corresponding to the three subjects, and respectively of two, three, and four verses, thus gradually increasing in length. This short psalm consists of three parts:
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