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1. my rock--
(Ps 18:2, 31).
2. lift up my hands--a gesture of prayer
(Ps 63:4; 141:2).
3. Draw me not away--implies punishment as well as death (compare Ps 26:9). Hypocrisy is the special wickedness mentioned.
4. The imprecation is justified in
Ps 28:5.
The force of the passage is greatly enhanced by the accumulation of
terms describing their sin.
5. Disregard of God's judgments brings a righteous punishment.
6. supplications--or, "cries for mercy." 7. The repetition of "heart" denotes his sincerity.
8. The distinction made between the people.
9. The special prayer for the people sustains this view.
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