But as for me - The psalmist now contrasts their conduct with his own. He refers to the recollections of his past life, and to the acts of k…

And my prayer returned into my own bosom. — This has been most variously explained.

The context evidently implies …

But as for me, when they were sick
Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmi…

Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. In this, he was a type of Christ. David shows how …

1. In the preceding psalms, the dignity of the just was made manifest; now help is implored against the persecutions of the wicked.

He…