Let the enemy persecute my soul — Persecute my “life,” because the word translated “soul” — נפשׁ nephesh — is clearly used…

Let the enemy. — Better, let an enemy.

Persecute. — Literally, burn. (See Note on Psalms…

Let my enemy pursue: it is a striking proof of the great confidence David had in his own integrity, that he is willing to endure any kind …

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take [it]
That is, if the above things he was charged with could be proved agai…

David flees to God for aid.

But Christ alone could call on Heaven to attest His uprightness in all things. All His works were performed in r…

1. The earlier psalms were written for liberation from enemies, but this is a psalm in which he prays for vindication from them. Thus, the t…