To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. In this psalm is a prophecy concerning Christ, and concerning Judas Iscariot, as runs part of the title in the Syriac version; and in the Arabic version it is called a prophecy concerning the incarnation, and the salutation of Judas; and certain it is that…

Blessed is he that considereth the poor Not the poor of the world in common, nor poor saints in particular, but some single poor man; for the word is in the singular number, and designs our Lord Jesus Christ, who, in , is said to be “poor and needy”: and so read the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and…

The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive Amidst a thousand deaths, to which he is exposed for making a profession of his faith in Christ; see (2 Cor. 4:10, 2 Cor.

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing When on a sick bed, or a death bed, where he lies languishing, and ready to expire; when his natural strength, spirits, and heart fail him, then the Lord strengthens him with strength in his soul; and is the strength of his heart, and his…

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me (See Gill on Ps. 40:11); heal my soul; not that it was diseased with sin in such sense as the souls of other men are; but it is to be understood as a petition for comfort while bearing the sins of others, and which Christ as man stood in need of when in the garden…

Mine enemies speak evil of me That is, the Jews, who were enemies to his person, people, doctrines and ordinances, and would not have him to reign over them; these spake evil of him, charged him with being a glutton and a winebibber; said he had a devil, and was a Samaritan; imputed his miracles to…

And if he come to see me Meaning anyone of his enemies, when they came, as pretended, to pay him a friendly visit. A late learned writer [[22]] interprets this of Absalom, who visited his father when he had the smallpox, which he thinks, after mentioned, of which his enemies expected he would die,…

All that hate me whisper together against me That is, they privately conspired against him; see (Matt. 26:3, Matt. 26:4) ; against me do they devise my hurt; not only to take away his name and credit, but his life.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him Not any bodily one, of which they might hope he would die; much less any foul disease, the disease of sin; but, as the phrase may be rendered, “a word of Belial” [[23]]; that is, a wicked charge or accusation; a charge of sin brought against him by…

Yea, mine own familiar friend Or, “the man of my peace” [[24]]; who did live peaceably with him, and ought always to have done so; whom he treated as his friend, as the rest of the apostles; calling him to that high office, and ordaining him to it, and qualifying him for it; and whom he called by…

But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up Not from a bed of illness, nor from a state of poverty and want; but from the dead: it was by the will of his divine Father that he suffered death, and it was to him he made satisfaction and reconciliation for the sins of his people, by his…

By this I know that thou favourest me Or “delightest in me” [[24]]; as he did, both as his Son and his servant; in his obedience, sufferings, and death, whereby his counsels were accomplished, his covenant ratified, and the salvation of his people procured; and which delight and well pleasedness in…

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity In the innocence of his nature, being free from sin, original and actual; in the uprightness of his life and conversation before God and men; and in the perfection of his obedience and sacrifice, whereby he brought in a perfect righteousness, made…

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel Which is said, either by the Messiah, on account of the delight his Father had in him; the favour he had shown him in raising him from the dead, maintaining his innocence, and exalting him at his own right hand; and for all the blessings of grace the whole Israel…