10 The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.
The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,
<For the chief music-maker. Of David.> In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?
And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.
The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.
His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
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Commentary on Psalms 64 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 64
This whole psalm has reference to David's enemies, persecutors, and slanderers; many such there were, and a great deal of trouble they gave him, almost all his days, so that we need not guess at any particular occasion of penning this psalm.
In singing this psalm we must observe the effect of the old enmity that is in the seed of the woman against the seed of the serpent, and assure ourselves that the serpent's head will be broken, at last, to the honour and joy of the holy seed.
To the chief musician. A psalm of David.
Psa 64:1-6
David, in these verses, puts in before God a representation of his own danger and of his enemies' character, to enforce his petition that God would protect him and punish them.
Psa 64:7-10
We may observe here,