Verse 1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Meditation — My prayer accompanied with deep thoughts and fervent affections of soul.
Verse 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Morning — Every morning. As soon as I wake, I am still with thee, as he saith, Psalms 139:18 . The first thing that I do is to pray to thee.
Verse 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. Surely — Thou dost not approve of, nor delight in them, or in their prayers. Dwelt — Have any fellowship with thee.
Verse 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Come — With holy boldness and confidence. Mercy — Trusting only in thy great mercy. Fear — With an holy dread and reverence of thy majesty. Towards — Looking towards it, when I cannot come to it.
Verse 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. Righteousness — In thy righteous laws. Because — That I may give them no occasion of slandering me, or religion for my sake. The way — The way wherein thou wouldst have to one walk. Plain — That I may clearly discern it, and readily walk in it.
Verse 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Throat — Wide opened ready to devour all that come within their reach. A metaphor from wild beasts gaping for the prey.
Verse 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. Destroy — Condemn and punish them. Cast — Out of thy land, and from among thy people.