Verse 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Justified — Upon terms of strict justice.
Verse 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. For — This is not a reason of what he last said, but an argument to enforce his petition delivered, verse — 1. Soul — My life; nothing less will satisfy him. Dead — I am in as hopeless a condition in the eye of man, as those that have lain long in the grave.
Verse 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. The days — What thou hast done for thy servants in former times.
Verse 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. /*Selah*/. As land — Thirsteth for rain.
Verse 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Morning — Seasonably and speedily.