Commentary On The Psalms eBook

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Psalmist prays for help on behalf of the oppressed church, particularly on behalf of Joseph and Benjamin, ver. 1 — 3, and describes, in mournful language, their oppression in ver. 4-7. In ver. 8 — 13, Israel appears under the image of a vine tree, which at first is carefully attended to, and had spread forth luxuriantly, but now ''had become altogether destroyed. In ver. 14 — 19, the Psalmist prays that God would again take this vine tree under his gracious protection. Ver. 1-7 are evidently to be considered as an Introduction; and the individual character of the Psalm is to be found in the figure of the vine tree.