To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Concerning “Jeduthun,” See Gill on “Ps. 39:1,” title. Kimchi thinks this psalm was written concerning the captivity; and Jarchi twtdh le, concerning the decrees and judgments made against Israel by their enemies; and so some of their ancient…

Truly my soul waiteth upon God In the use of means, for answers of prayer, for performance of promises, and for deliverance from enemies, and out of every trouble: or “is silent” [[4]], as the Targum; not as to prayer, but as to murmuring; patiently and quietly waiting for salvation until the…

He only is my Rock and my salvation The Rock on which the church is built, and every believer; and which was David’s safety, shelter, and shade, and which made him easy in his present state; and he was the author of his salvation, and the rock and strength of it, ; he is my defence; or refuge; see…

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? &c.] Against a good man, as the Targum; or against any Israelite, as Kimchi; or rather he means himself, a single man, a weak man, and an innocent one; which aggravated their sin, in devising his hurt, and contriving ways to take away his life, as…

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency Either from the excellency of God, from his greatness, and from his height, as Kimchi; or from his grace, as the Arabic version: that is, they consulted to discourage him from looking to God, his rock and fortress, and from trusting in him; or…

My soul, wait thou only upon God Be silent and subject to him, acquiesce in his providences, rest in him patiently and quietly, wait for his salvation; (See Gill on Ps.

He only is my rock and my salvation (See Gill on Ps. 62:2); he is my defence; these epithets of God are repeated, to strengthen his faith and hope in him, and to encourage a patient waiting upon him; I shall not be moved; neither greatly, nor at all; his faith gets fresh strength and rigour, the…

In God is my salvation Or “upon God” [[7]]; he that is God over all has took it upon him to save me; he is the author of salvation to me; and it is in him safe and secure, and I shall be saved in him with an everlasting salvation: and my glory; the author of all his temporal glory, honour, and…

Trust in him at all times, ye people Of the house of Israel, as the Targum; or of God, as Aben Ezra; all that are Israelites indeed, and are the Lord’s covenant people; these are exhorted and encouraged to trust in him; not in a creature, nor in any outward thing, in riches, wisdom, strength,…

Surely men of low degree are vanity Or “sons of Adam” [[8]]; of the earthly man; of fallen Adam; one of his immediate sons was called Hebel, “vanity”; and it is true of all his sons; but here it designs only one sort of them; such as are poor and low in the world; mean men, as the phrase is…

Trust not in oppression Either in the power of oppressing others; see ; or in riches gotten by oppression, which being put into a man’s hand by his friend, he keeps, and will not return them; so Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret it of mammon unlawfully obtained; mammon of unrighteousness, or…

God hath spoken once One word of his is more to be confided in, and depended on, than all the men and things in the world. The meaning is not that God hath only spoke once; he has spoke often; he spoke all things out of nothing in creation; he spoke all the words of the law at Mount Sinai; he spoke…

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy This is the other thing the psalmist had heard, and was assured of, and which encouraged his hope and trust in the Lord; that mercy belonged to him, ; as appears, not only from the common bounties of his providence, daily bestowed upon his creatures; but from…