Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 6
My soul = I. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
sore vexed = troubled. Same as John 12:27. Compare Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:6.
how long? = until when? Figure of speech Erotesis; and, before and after these words, the Figure of speech Aposiopesis. App-6.
no remembrance. See Psalms 30:9; Psalms 88:10-12; Psalms 115:17; Psalms 118:17. Isaiah 38:18, Isaiah 38:19. Ecclesiastes 9:10.
the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35.
Depart, &c. Figure of speech Apostrophe. App-6.
iniquity. Hebrew. "aven. App-44.
heard . . .
receive. Figure of speech Synonymia. App-6.
Title. Shiggaion = a loud cry in danger or joy, from sha"ag, always rendered "roar". Occurs twenty-one times. Both meanings are seen in this Psalm, and Habakkuk 3:1 (plural "set to" = concerning), the only two occurrences. See App-65.
words = matters, or business.
Cush. Who it was is not known: an evidence of genuineness.
the = a.
Benjamite. Hence probably an adherent or servant of Saul, and therefore long before Shimei and Absalom.
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