But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.
David's house was under siege, every escape blocked by Saul's soldiers sent to kill him. His wife Michal contrived the deception that saved him that night, but he rested his hope on God alone; without the wonderful preservation of the Lord, no human artifice could have delivered him from certain death.
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Commenting on Psalm 59:1-17
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them. He speaks to God, as to one who is close at hand. He points to the liers in wait and speaks to God about them. They are laughing at me, and longing for my destruction, but thou hast the laugh of them seeing thou hast determined to send them away without their victim, and made fools of by Michal.
In danger, I will wait upon God as my defence and high place. The God of my mercy will prevent my fears and prayers, being better to me than my own expectations. What mercy there is in God is laid up for me, ready to be laid out upon me.
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Commenting on Psalm 59:8-17