As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
The saints on earth, though poor and infirm, are Christ's excellence, His beloved; the work of redemption flows to them, arraying them in His righteousness and blood. We cannot serve God, who needs nothing, but we can serve His saints, these noble ones, these true aristocrats, and in doing so prove our love for Him.
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David opens by casting himself wholly on God's protection, for he knows that solid happiness rests in God alone and nowhere else. He strips away all false devotions and pledges himself entirely to the Lord, who sustains His people in every needful thing.
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Commenting on Psalm 16:1-11
The prayer rests upon faith: preserve me, for I have no other refuge but Thee. David gives expression to his unconditional submission to Jahve, setting Him above everything else without exception. This emphatic opening cry harmonizes with the solemn confession that follows, a sigh expressing everything in few words.
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Commenting on Psalm 16:2-3