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7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. …
I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-7)The psalmist here tells us, for our instruction, 1. How he was disowned and deserted by his friends, Ps. 142:4. When he was in favour at court he seemed to have a great interest, but when he was made an out-law, and it was dangerous for any one to harbour him (witness Ahimelech’s fate), then no man would know him , but every body was shy of him. He looked on his right hand for an advocate (Ps. 109…
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