My soul is also sore vexed - The word "soul" here is used in the sense in which it is commonly understood by us, as denoting the mind. The i…

But thou, O Lord, how long? (Compare to Psalm 90:13.) This is “belief in unbelief.” Domine quousque was Calvin’s…

My soul is also sore vexed:

That is worse than the bones being vexed. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wou…

And you, O Jehovah, how long? This elliptical form of expression serves to express more strongly the vehemence of grief, which not only ho…

My soul is also sore vexed
Or "exceedingly troubled", and even frightened and thrown into a consternation with indwe…

These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent to awaken conscience and mo…

In the preceding psalm, David asked to be led in the way of justice because of his enemies.

Here, however, having fallen, he asks to be renew…