For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
David here resembles the twenty-second psalm in lamenting the cruelty of his enemies, though we cannot fix which persecution occasioned it, Saul's or Absalom's. Yet the New Testament quotes it of Christ at least seven times, making clear it is prophetic of Him. David's affliction did not shake his trust in God or weaken his holy conduct; rather, his zeal for God's glory provoked the world's hatred against him.
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Commenting on Psalm 69:1-36
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah. Poor, fallen Israel shall have a portion in the mercy of the Lord; but, above all, the church, so dear to the heart of her glorious bridegroom, shall be revived and strengthened.
The humble and afflicted see God's readiness to hear the poor and favor His captives, and this observation brings them gladness. Spiritual sacrifices of thanksgiving please Him far more than oxen or bullocks ever could. Let all who are poor and imprisoned in spirit rejoice in His gracious visits and take heart that He will enlarge them.
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Commenting on Psalm 69:30-36