Online Bible 1995 March/ROM-1025.iso/olb/gill/3_600_e.lzh/3_667.TXT

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\*Ver. 2. \\My soul shall make her boast in the Lord\\,
&c.] Not in men, nor in any outward enjoyment, nor
in any works of righteousness, but in the Lord; %in the
Word of the Lord%, as the Targum; in the Lord Jesus
Christ; in his wisdom, strength, riches, righteousness,
redemption, and salvation; in interest in him, and
communion with him: and this is not tongue but
soul boasting; and not flashy and selfish, but solid,
spiritual, and hearty; and with all the powers and faculties
of the soul; see \\#1Co 1:29-31\\;
\*\\the humble shall hear [thereof]\\; either of the deliverance the
psalmist had out of the hands of his enemies; or of his
blessing and praising the Lord for the same, and making
his boast in him as the God of his salvation; or of
both: of these humble ones, \\see Gill on "Ps 10:12"\\;
\*\\and be glad\\; for such rejoice with them that rejoice,
and are glad at heart that others share in the
goodness and grace of God; and also because by such
an instance of the divine power and kindness they are
encouraged to hope that he will, in his own time, deliver
them out of their afflictions and distresses also.

\*Ver. 3. \\O magnify the Lord with me\\, &c.] The
psalmist invites the humble ones, who he knew would
rejoice at the goodness of God to him, to join with
him in ascribing greatness to the Lord, which is meant
by magnifying him; for he cannot be made great by
men, only declared how great he is, and that can only
be done in an imperfect manner;
\*\\and let us exalt his
name together\\: by proclaiming him to be the most
High; by making mention of his glorious perfections
and works, that he be exalted; and by praising him in
the highest strains; or by having the high praises of
him in their mouths; and there is more pleasure as
well as more glory brought to God by doing this in a
Social way, or by a number of saints joining together
in such service.

\*Ver. 4. \\I sought the Lord, and he heard me\\, &c.]
Not that he sought the Lord publicly in his house and
ordinances, for he was now at Gath; but privately by
prayer and supplication; and that not vocally, but mentally;
for he was in the midst of the servants of the
king of Gath; yet earnestly, diligently, and with his
whole heart, being in great distress; when it was
right to seek the Lord, and which showed him to be a
good man; and the Lord heard and answered even his
silent groans, which could not be uttered;
\*\\and delivered me from all my fear\\; of being seized on by
Achish, king of Gath, and of losing his life for killing
Goliath: and many are the fears of God's people, both
from within and from without, by reason of sin,
Satan, and the world; but the Lord saves them out of
the hands of all their enemies, grants them his presence,
and shows them their interest in himself, which,
scatters all their fears.

\*Ver. 5. \\They looked to him, and were lightened\\, &c.]
That is, %the humble% ones, \\#Ps 34:2\\; and so this is a reason
why they should join in praising and magnifying the
Lord; these %looked% up to God in prayer and by faith,
when in distressed and uncomfortable circumstances,
for help and deliverance, and a supply of every needful
good thing; and they were %enlightened%; so the
Targum renders it, %their faces were enlightened%; as
Jarchi and Aben Ezra interpret it, in opposition to
what follows: they must have been enlightened before
they could look, but by looking to the Lord more
light was gained: this chiefly designs the light of joy,
peace, and comfort, which is had in a way of believing:
some render the word %and flowed% {l}, as a river
does, that is, to the Lord, as in \\#Jer 31:12\\. So Kimchi
and Ben Melech explain the word; and it denotes
both the numbers of them that looked up to the Lord
in their distress, and the swiftness of their motion to
him, and their earnestness and fervour of mind; so
faith is not only a looking to Christ, but a going forth
unto him;
\*\\and their faces were not ashamed\\; having
what they prayed and looked for, and what they hoped
and believed they should have; namely, deliverance
and salvation, and so peace and pleasure.

\*Ver. 6. \\This poor man cried\\, &c.] Singling out
some one person from among the humble, who was remarkably
delivered; it is the common case of the
people of God to be poor and afflicted, and in their
afflictions they cry unto the Lord to be supported under
them, and delivered out of them: or this may be understood
of David himself, who was poor, not with
respect to outward things, but in spirit; was much
afflicted, and especially greatly distressed when in the
court of Achish; at which time he cried unto the
Lord, as was his usual way, and that internally, as
Moses did, \\#Ex 14:15\\. Some think Jesus Christ
is intended by this poor man, who was poor in temporals,
though rich, and Lord of all; and was greatly
afflicted, both in body and soul; and who, in the days
of his flesh, offered up prayers and supplications, with
strong crying and tears, \\#Heb 5:7\\;
\*\\and the Lord heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles\\; so
the Lord always heard his son Jesus Christ, and especially
in the day of salvation, and delivered him out of
all his troubles, both of body and Soul, when he raised
him from the dead, and gave him glory; and he
heard David his servant, as he often did; particularly
when at Gath, and made way for his escape from
thence; and from whence he came safe to the cave of
Adullam; and the Lord hears all his poor and afflicted
ones, when they cry unto him, and in the issue saves
them from all their troubles, by reason of a body of
sin and death, the temptations of Satan, and the persecutions of men.

{l} \^wdhnw\^ %& confluunt%, Junius & Tremellius, Michaelis; %& instar
fluvii irruerint%, Piscator, Amama; %& confluxerunt%, Gejerus.