By thee have I been holden up from the womb—From the beginning of my existence. The “idea” in all this is that since God had sustained him…

These verses are manifestly founded on Psalms 31:8-10; but the variations are more marked than usual, and indicate a definite purpose of adaptation…

In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear…

Upon you I have been sustained from the womb. This verse corresponds with the preceding one, except that David proceeds further. He not on…

By you have I been held up from the womb
Supported in being, upheld in life, and sustained with food and raiment, an…

David prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence upon God. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to the throne of…