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itshouldmakeusvalueourpsalmody,andforbidustopraisetheLordcarelessly.Maschil.AnInstructive.EventhemaliceofaDoegmayfurnishinstructiontoaDavid.APsalmofDavid.HewastheprimeobjectofDoeg'
sdoggishhatred,andthereforethemostfittingpersontodrawfromtheincidentthelessonconcealedwithinit.WhenDoegtheEdomitecameandtoldSaul,andsaithuntohim,DavidiscometothehouseofAhimelech.Bythisdeceitfultalebearing,heprocuredthedeathofallthepriestsatNob:
thoughithadbeenacrimetohavesuccouredDavidasarebel,theywerenotintheirintentandknowledgeguiltyofthefault.Davidfeltmuchthevillanyofthisarchenemy,andherehedenounceshiminvigorousterms;
itmaybealsothathehasSaulinhiseye.
Division.WeshallfollowthesacredpausesmarkedbytheSelahsofthepoet.
EXPOSITION
Ver.1.Whyboasteththyselfinmischief,Omightyman?
Doeghadsmallmatterforboastinginhavingprocuredtheslaughterofabandofdefencelesspriests.Amightymanindeedtokillmenwhonevertouchedasword!
Heoughttohavebeenashamedofhiscowardice.Hehadnoroomforexultation!
Honourabletitlesarebutironywherethewearerismeanandcruel.IfDavidalludedtoSaul,hemeantbythesewordspityinglytosay,"
Howcanonebynaturefittedfornoblerdeeds,descendtosolowalevelastofindathemeforboastinginaslaughtersoheartlessandmischievous?
"
ThegoodnessofGodendurethcontinually.Abeautifulcontrast.Thetyrant'
sfurycannotdryuptheperennialstreamofdivinemercy.IfpriestsbeslaintheirMasterlives.IfDoegforawhiletriumphstheLordwilloutlivehim,andrightthewrongswhichhehasdone.Thisoughttomodifytheproudexultationsofthewicked,forafterall,whiletheLordliveth,iniquityhaslittlecausetoexaltitself.
EXPLANATORYNOTESANDQUAINTSAYINGS
Title.ThatMaschilmeansasacredcomposition,isevidentfromPs47:
7,wherethepassagewhichwerender,"
Singyepraiseswithunderstanding,"
isliterally,"
SingyeaMaschil,"
orsongofinstruction.Thiswordoccursasatitleinthirteenplaces;
andsixtimesisprefixedtocompositionsofDavid'
s.InseveralinstancesitoccursinconsecutivePsalms;
i.e.,inthe42nd(ofwhichthe43rdisthesequel),the44thand45th,the52nd,53rd,54th,and55th,the88thand89th.AcircumstancewhichfavoursthenotionthatthetermwasonepeculiarlyusedbysomeparticulareditororcollectorofacertainportionofthePsalter.JohnJebb.
Ver.1.(firstclause).Whydothhegloryinmalicethatismighty?
thatis,hethatinmaliceismighty,whydothheglory?
Thereisneedthatamanbemighty,butingoodness,notinmalice.Isitanygreatthingtogloryinmalice?
Tobuildahousebelongtofewmen,anyignorantmanyoupleasecanpulldown.Tosowwheat,todressthecrop,towaituntilitripen,andinthatfruitonwhichonehaslabouredtorejoice,dothbelongtofewmen:
withonesparkanymanyoupleasecanburnallthecrop...
Whatartthouabouttodo,O,mightyman,whatarethouabouttodo,boastingthyselfmuch?
Thouartabouttokillaman:
thisthingalsoascorpion,thisalsoafever,thisalsoapoisonousfunguscando.Tothisisthymightinessreduced,thatitbemadeequaltoapoisonousfungus!
Augustine.
Ver.1.Bymischiefisunderstoodnotsimplywhatevilhehaddone,buttheprosperitywhichhenowenjoyed,obtainedthroughmischief;
asisclearbothfromthewordboastingandfromtheseventhverse...FormerlyhewasthechiefofSaul'
sshepherds1Sa21:
8,butbythatwickeddestructionofthepriestsofGodbySaul,andtheexecutionofthecruelsentence,heobtainedthechiefplaceneartotheking1Sa22:
9.HermannVenema.
Ver.1.Omightyman.Thesewordsmaybeaddedbywayofirony,asifhehadsaid,Agreatdealofvalourandprowessyouhaveshowninslayingacompanyofunarmedmen,thepriestsoftheLord,yea,womenandchildren,nowayabletoresistyouorelsetoimplythegroundofhisvainboasting,towit,eitherhispresentgreatness,asbeingamaningreatplace,andofgreatpowerwithSaul;
orthegreatprefermentsheexpectedfromSaul.ArthurJackson.
Ver.1.ThegoodnessofGodendurethcontinually.HecontraststhegoodnessofGodwiththewealthandmightofDoeg,andthefoundationofhisownconfidenceaswidelydifferentfromthatofDoeg,hisownplaceduponthegoodnessofGod,enduringforeverandshowingitselfeffectual.Itisasifhehadsaid,ThegoodnessofGodtowhichItrust,ismostpowerfulandthesamethroughoutalltime,andinitIshallatalltimesmostsurelyrejoicethatgoodnessofGod,sincenowitsustainsme,soitwillexaltmeinitsowngoodtime;
itthereforeis,andwillbeaboveme....
NotwithoutemphasisdoeshesaythegoodnesslaofthestrongGod,acontrasttoDoegthehero,andtheruinousfoundationofhisfortune.HermannVenema.
HINTSTOTHEVILLAGEPREACHER
Ver.1.Theconfidenceoffaith.
1.Thecircumstancesweredistressing.
1.Davidwasmisjudged.
2.Davidexiled.
3.Abadmaninpower.
4.God'
spriestsslain.
2.Theconsolationwasabiding.
1.ThereisaGod.
2.Heisgood.
3.Hisgoodnesscontinues.
4.Goodwillthereforeovercome.
3.Therejoinderwastriumphant.Whyboasteththou?
1.Themischiefdidnottouchthemainpoint.
2.Itwouldbeoverruled.
3.Itwouldrecoil.
4.Itwouldexposetheperpetratorstoscorn.
WORKUPONTHEFIFTY-SECONDPSALM
CHANDLER'
S"
LifeofDavid,"
containsanExpositionofthisPsalm.Vol.1.,pp.140-143.
2(PSALMS)
Ver.2.Thytonguedevisethmischiefs.Thouspeakestwithanulteriordesign.TheinformationgivenwasforSaul'
sassistanceapparently,butinverydeedinhishearttheEdomitehatedthepriestsoftheGodofJacob.Itisamarkofdeepdepravity,whentheevilspokeniscraftilyintendedtopromoteayetgreaterevil.Likeasharprazor,workingdeceitfully.Davidrepresentsthefalsetongueasbeingeffectualformischief,likearazorwhich,unawarestothepersonoperatedon,ismakinghimbald;
sosoftlyanddeftlydoOrientalbarbersperformtheirwork.Orhemaymeanthataswitharazoraman'
sthroatmaybecutveryspeedily,underthepretenceofshavinghim,eventhuskeenly,basely,buteffectuallyDoegdestroyedthebandofthepriests.Whettedbymalice,andguidedbycraft,hedidhiscruelworkwithaccursedthoroughness.
Ver.2.Thytonguedevisethmischiefs,likeasharprazor,workingdeceitfully.Thusourversion.ButIdonotverywellunderstandtheproprietyofthetongue'
sdevisingmischief,anddevisingitlikeasharprazor.Butwemayeasilyavoidthisharshcomparisonbyrenderingthewords:
Youcontrivemischiefswiththytongue,aswithasharprazor,Othoudealerindeceit:
i.e.,youcontrivewiththysmoothandflatteringtonguetowoundthereputationandcharacterofothers,asthoughthouwastcuttingtheirthroatswithasmoothrazor.SamuelChandler.
Ver.2.Likeasharprazor,thatinsteadofshavingthehairlancestheflesh;
ormissingthebeardcutteththethroat.JohnTrapp.
Ver.2.Thesmoothadroitmannerofexecutingawickeddeviceneitherhidesnotabatesitswickedness.Murderwithasharprazorisaswickedasmurderwithameataxeorbludgeon.Alieveryingeniouslyframedandrehearsedinanoilymanner,isasgreatasin,andintheendwillbeseentobeasgreatafollyasthemostbunglingattemptatdeception.WilliamS.Plumer.
None.
3(PSALMS)
Ver.3.Thoulovestevilmorethangood.Helovednotgoodatall.Ifbothhadbeenequallyprofitableandpleasant,hewouldhavepreferredevil.Andlyingratherthantospeakrighteousness.Hewasmoreathomeatlyingthanattruth.Hespakenotthetruthexceptbyaccident,buthedelightedheartilyinfalsehood.SELAH.Letuspauseandlookattheproudblusteringliar.Doegisgone,butotherdogsbarkattheLord'
speople.Saul'
scattlemasterisburied,butthedevilstillhashisdrovers,whofainwouldhurrythesaintslikesheeptotheslaughter.
Ver.3.Thoulovestevilmorethangood.--Thouhastlovedevil,hesays,morethangood,notbysimplypreferringit,butbysubstitutingit;
sothatinthesteadofgoodhehathdoneevil,andthatfromtheinmostloveofhissoul,bentuponevil;
whereforehedoesnotsaythatheadmitted,butlovedevil,notmoralonly,butphysical,forthedestructionofhisneighbours;
sotohavelovedit,thathewillednothingbutevil,beingaversetoallgood.HermannVenema.
Ver.3.Inwhatcasesmenclearlyloveevilmorethangood.
4(PSALMS)
Ver.4.Thoulovest.Thouhastataste,agustoforevillanguage.Alldevouringwords.Therearewordsthat,likeboaconstrictors,swallowmenwhole,orlikelions,rendmentopieces;
thesewordsevilmindsarefondof.Theiroratoryisevermorefuriousandbloody.Thatwhichwillmostreadilyprovokethelowestpassionstheyaresuretoemploy,andtheythinksuchpanderingtothemadnessofthewickedtobeeloquenceofahighorder.Othoudeceitfultongue.Mencanmanagetosayagreatmanyfuriousthings,andyetcoveralloverwiththepretextofjustice.Theyclaimthattheyarejealousfortheright,butthetruthistheyaredeterminedtoputdo