Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 3. Justice. These blessings shall be so common; (Psalms 35:6 and Joel 3:18) or, let princes pursue the paths of justice and peace. Mic. 6:1. Solomon was to enjoy a perpetual peace, (1 Chronicles 22:9) as he was a figure of Jesus Christ, who has procured a more solid one for us. Ephesians 2:14. John 14:27. Isaiah 52:7. Calmet.—Hebrew has “by righteousness,” as this is the source of true peace. Romans 14:17. These virtues are publicly enforced in the Church, as from a mountain. Isaiah 2:2. Bert.—Christ, the rock, ( Bible.) and his ministers, the hills, preach reconciliation. Worthington.