This is the address of the Beloved to the afflicted Jews, of the latter day, from His own experience, confirmed by the testimony of the Spirit embracing prophetically the deliverance of these Jews themselves. It is a pressing upon the Jews, of the latter day, who had ears to hear, to receive and to act upon the principles which He had found the blessings of and faithfulness of God in, when He was the One Remnant. The thesis is in the two first verses. It was as by David amongst the Philistines. The prophetic declaration is in verse 5. Then the Spirit takes up from verse 6, I think, to verse 10; in verse 11, David resumes as in person. I am not sure where I should close this, for the residue seems more of a chorus-like testimony, but; withal, verse 20 leads us directly, it should seem, to its source.
This Psalm is the beautiful reunion of Christ and the Remnant, in chorus, on the deliverance—Christ leading the song as ever, " In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee," as well as graciously, in Himself, presenting our prayers. The occasion, if right in the title, was one of deep distress. The moral force of the Psalm is in “at all times." The application of the deliverance of Christ to the joy of the righteous, the humble, is most clear beyond doubt, and nothing more beautiful—“This poor man."
It begins with Christ's praise, the ground of, and attracting the united praise of faithful sufferers—they hear thereof. It is the evidence of the faithfulness of Jehovah to the cry of humble, faithful men.
5, 6, are the answer of the Spirit for, and in the people, taking up this deliverance of the patient, humble, rescued Jesus.
8. " Trust," as fleeing for refuge—to confide.
11. Christ takes the word again—His soul filled, as it were, with the truth of this, He can teach how to walk so as to have it; well He could, and plead the consequence!
19. The fidelity and truth, to a tittle, in any misery.
20. We know the full accomplishment and truth of this. How sweet the confidence! How sweet to have this gracious and well-experienced Jesus in our sorrows! Thus instructing us in the experience of His own love, and as taking our place. Jehovah's faithfulness—He can tell us this, so that we need not fear. Most sweet!