A plaintive song resounds, a succession of sorrowful laments, a long enumeration of grievances. Yet one cannot bring oneself to call...
A plaintive song resounds, a succession of sorrowful laments, a long enumeration of grievances. Yet one cannot bring oneself to call the psalm pessimistic, for what it does not contain is despondency. Even amid calamities, the sufferer continues to trust in God; his hope rests on the assurance that the Lord does not pass away even if the whole world should collapse.
Everything can come crashing down; even the firmest support can decay. But what is rooted in the Lord is secure. Everything will be swept away by the stream of time; everything on which we try to place our hope will disappear. But the One who stands beyond the stream of times and events and holds them before His gaze will not abandon those who seek refuge in Him.
101 This psalm was composed by David between the time of God's promising the kingdom to him and his actual possession of it. The general scope of David's vow, at his entrance on his government, Psa 101:1-2. The particulars of it Psa 101:3-8. A psalm of David.
101:1 I will sing - I will praise thee, O Lord, for thy mercy and justice, which thou hast so eminently discovered in the government of the world, and of thy people; and I will make it my care to imitate thee herein.
101:2 I will - I will manage all my affairs with wisdom and integrity.When - God is often said in scripture to come to men, when he fulfills a promise to them. House - In my court and family, as well as in my public administrations.
101:4 Depart - Shall be turned out of my court. Know - Not own nor countenance.
101:8 Early - Speedily; as soon as I am seated in the throne.