For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 7. Of God. A title which is often given to things of superior excellence. So divine condimenta of Plautus, (Pseudol.) denote ragouts or sauces of the best quality; ( Bible.) and sacra fames of Virgil, means great hunger. See Jonah 3:3. Song of Songs 8:6.—Deep. After praising the mercy of God, the psalmist expresses his admiration of his inscrutable justice. Romans 11:33. Calmet.—Preserve, salvabis. The latter are designed only for man’s benefit, and will end with time. Bible.—But man is destined for eternal happiness, verse 9. Calmet.—God wishes the salvation of both the learned and of the stupid, (Saint Jerome Worthington.) of the Jew and Gentile, (Arnob. 1 Timothy 4:10) of good and bad. He makes his sun to shine on both. Matthew 5:45. Euseb. Piscat. Calmet.