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Psalms 36

1 The grievous estate of the wicked.
8 The excellency of God's mercy.
10 David prays for favour to God's children.

1

A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) A psalm. This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity.

servant. 18:1; 90:1; 143:12; De 34:5; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:1; Jas 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; Jude 1:1; Re 1:1;

The transgression. Or, rather, "The speech of transgression to the wicked is within his heart: there is no fear of God before his eyes;" for instead of {libbi,} "my heart," four MSS., have {libbo,} "his heart," which is also the reading of the LXX., Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon. 1Sa 15:13,14; Pr 20:11; Mt 7:16-20; 12:33,34; Tit 1:16;

no. 112:1; Ge 20:11; Pr 8:13; 16:6; Ec 12:13; Ro 3:18;

2

For he. 10:3; 49:18; De 29:19; Jer 2:23,34,35; 17:9; Ho 12:7,8; Lu 10:29; Lu 16:14,15; Ro 7:9; 10:3;

until, etc. Heb. to find his iniquity to hate. 1Sa 15:18-24; 1Ch 10:13,14; Ro 3:9;

3

The words. 5:9; 12:2,3; 55:21; 58:3; 140:3; 1Sa 18:21; 19:6,7; 26:21; Mt 22:15-18,35;

he hath. 125:5; 1Sa 11:6-13; 13:13,14; 15:26; 16:14; Zep 1:6; Heb 10:39; 1Jo 2:19;

4

deviseth. 38:12; 1Sa 19:11; Es 5:14; 6:4; Pr 4:16; Ho 7:6,7; Mic 2:1; Mt 27:1; Ac 23:12;

mischief. or, vanity. setteth. Pr 24:23; Isa 65:2; Jer 6:16; 8:6; 9:2-9; Mic 6:8;

abhorreth. 97:10; Job 15:16; Am 5:15; Ro 1:32; 12:9; Re 2:2;

5

mercy. 52:1; 57:10; 103:11; 108:4; Isa 55:7-9;

faithfulness. 89:2; 92:2; 100:5; Mt 24:35; Heb 6:18-20;

6

righteousness. 71:19; 97:2; 145:17; Ge 18:25; De 32:4; Isa 45:19,21-24; Ro 3:25;

great mountains. Heb. mountains of God. Ex 9:28; 1Sa 14:15;

judgments. 77:19; 92:5; Job 11:7-9; 37:23; Isa 40:28; Jer 12:1; Mt 11:25,26; Ro 11:33;

thou. 104:14-35; 145:9; 147:9; Job 7:20; Jon 4:11; Mt 10:29,30; 1Ti 4:10;

7

How. 31:19; 86:5,15; 145:7,8; Ex 34:6; Joh 3:16; 1Jo 3:1; 4:9,10;

excellent. Heb. precious. 139:17; 1Pe 2:6,7; 2Pe 1:4;

put their. 17:8; 57:1; 63:7; 91:4; Ru 2:12; Lu 13:34;

8

abundantly. 16:11; 17:15; 63:5; 65:4; So 5:1; Isa 25:6; 55:1,2; Jer 31:12-14; Zec 9:17; Mt 5:6; Joh 7:37;

satisfied. Heb. watered. {Yirweyun,} "they shall be saturated," as a thirsty field by showers from heaven. Isa 58:11;

and thou. 16:11; 46:4; Job 20:17; Isa 43:20; 48:21; Re 22:1-17;

thy pleasures. Or, {adanacha,} "thy pleasure," as four MSS., read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through, and watered it.

9

For. Isa 12:3; Jer 2:13; Joh 4:10,14; 7:37-39; Re 21:6; 22:17;

in thy. 27:1; Job 29:3; Pr 4:18; Isa 2:5; 60:1,2,19; Mal 4:2; Joh 1:8,9; Joh 8:12; 2Co 4:6; Jas 1:17; 1Pe 2:9; 1Jo 1:7; Re 21:23;

10

continue. Heb. draw out at length. 103:17; Jer 31:3; Joh 15:9,10; 1Pe 1:5;

that. 9:10; Jer 22:16; 24:7; Joh 17:3; Heb 8:11;

and thy. 7:8-10; 18:24,25; 94:14,15; 97:10,11; 143:1,2; Isa 51:6-8; 2Ti 4:7,8;

11

foot. 10:2; 12:3-5; 119:51,69,85,122; 123:3,4; Job 40:11,12; Isa 51:23; Da 4:37;

hand. 16:8; 17:8-14; 21:7,8; 62:6; 125:1-3; Ro 8:35-39;

12

There. 9:16; 55:23; 58:10,11; 64:7-9; Jud 5:31; 2Th 1:8,9; Re 15:4; 19:1-6;

shall. 1:5; 18:38; Jer 51:64;

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