Having dwelt upon the difficulties which obstructed his path, he now shows that there are dangers that accompany escape.

The meaning of Lame…

The arrows of his quiver. —Literally, children. The other side of the analogy appears in Psalms 127:5.

He hath made my paths crooked. He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled…

He goes on with the same metaphor; he said in the last verse that God had leveled his bow; he now adds that his arrows had penetrated into his rein…

He has caused the arrows of his quiver Or, "the sons of his quiver" ^F9 ; an usual Hebraism; the quiver is comp…

The prophet relates the more gloomy and discouraging part of his experience, and how he found support and relief. In the time of his trial the Lord…

Second, he describes the affliction of the punishment. The phrase into my reins signifies the wantonness of the people. The term