Psalms 43

Psalms 43:6

6. — from the hill Mizar.] The word “Mizar” signifies little. It might be the name of some hill beyond Jordan, or possibly some little hill now in view. The general sense of the verse is, “I will remember Thee, whatever dangers surround me, and whithersoever I am driven.” Archdeacon Rondolph. 7. Deep calleth unto deep. That is, one calamity invites and brings on another. Roseemuller. There is no metaphor more frequent in the sacred poems, than that by which sudden and great calamities are expressed under the figure of a deluge of waters. This metaphor seems to have been remarkably familiar to the Hebrews, as if directly taken from the nature and state of their country, which was subject to sudden and heavy floods. Bp. Lowth.

Psalms 43:10

10. As with a sword &c.] The reproaches of my enemies are as cutting as a sword. Bp. Patrick.

Psalms 43:11

11. — the health of my countenance.] The restorer of my drooping spirits. Bp. Wilson. In the first verse of this Psalm, the thirst, which the “hart” experimenteth, when chased in sultry weather over the dusty plains, is set before us as a representation of that ardent desire after the waters of eternal comfort, which the temptations, the cares, and the troubles of the world, produce in the believing soul. Bp. Horne. By due reverence and affection to God’s worship, and to his church, we bring ourselves by degrees to that true and entire love of God Himself, to which so many pretend, and so few attain; to that high value and estimation of Him and of his presence, that we really conteem and despise all the pleasure and profit of this world, and the world itself, for interposing and obstructing our immediate resort to his heavenly mansion. Lord Clarendon. JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an || ungodly nation: O deliver me + from the deceitful and unjust man.