I said - This refers to a resolution that he had formed. He does not say, however, at what time of his life the resolution was adopted, or h…

My tongue. —To enter into the feeling of the poet we must remember the unrestrained way in which people in ancient Near Eastern cu…

I said, I will take heed to my ways,

It is not everybody who would like to recollect what he has uttered; but David could remember …

I said, I will take heed to my ways. David explains and illustrates the greatness of his grief by this circumstance, that, contrary to his…

I said
That is, in his heart; he purposed and determined within himself to do as follows; and he might express it wi…

If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it. Watchfulness as a habit is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness in actions is the hand …

1. The psalmist confe ed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.

   The title is for the…