Lover and friend hast thou put far from me — That is, You have so afflicted me that they have forsaken me.

Those who profess…

And mine acquaintance into darkness. — This is an erroneous rendering. Rather, My acquaintance is darkness, or, darkn…

There the Psalm ends. It is a sorrowful wail, and it comes to a close when you do not expect it to finish. It really has no finish to it, as when m…

Lover and friend have you put far from me
This is mentioned in (Psalms 88:8), and is here repeated; and …

Departed souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favors in comfort, nor re…