Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 1. Help, Lord ] Save me, O Lord; for merciful men fail, and faithful men have passed away from the sons of Adam. "Make safe me, Lord; for haly failed, for lessed es sothfastnes fra sons of men." OLD MS.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- The psalmist begs help of God, because there were none among men who he durst trust.
--This psalm furnishes good thoughts for bad times; a man may comfor himself with such meditations and prayers. Let us see what makes the times bad, and when they may be said to be so. Ask the children of thi world, What makes the times bad? they will tell you, Scarcity of money decay of trade, and the desolations of war, make the times bad: but the Scripture lays the badness of the times on causes of another nature 2Ti 3:1, &c.: perilous times shall come, for sin shall abound; and of this David complains. When piety decays times really are bad. He wh made man's mouth will call him to an account for his proud, profane dissembling, or even useless words. When the poor and needy ar oppressed, then the times are very bad. God himself takes notice of the oppression of the poor, and the sighing of the needy. When wickednes abounds, and is countenanced by those in authority, then the times ar very bad. See with what good things we are here furnished for such ba times; and we cannot tell what times we may be reserved for. 1. We have a God to go to, from whom we may ask and expect the redress of all ou grievances. 2. God will certainly punish and restrain false and prou men. 3. God will work deliverance for his oppressed people. His help is given in the fittest time. Though men are false, God is faithful though they are not to be trusted, God is. The preciousness of God' word is compared to silver refined to the highest degree. How man proofs have been given of its power and truth! God will secure his chosen remnant, however bad the times are. As long as the world stands there will be a generation of proud and wicked men. But all God' people are put into the hands of Christ our Saviour; there they are i safety, for none can pluck them thence; being built on Him, the Rock they are safe, notwithstanding temptation or persecution come with eve so much force upon them _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew כי3588 צדיק6662 יהוה3068 צדקות6666 אהב157 ישׁר3477 יחזו2372 פנימו׃6440
