But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
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Gill's Exposition
But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord,.... Not only the eyes of his body, lifted up to God in prayer, this being a prayer gesture, Joh 11:41; but the eyes of his mind, or understanding,…
Barnes' Notes
But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord - My hope is in thee. I do not rely on my own power. I do not trust in my armed forces. I know that they are weak, dispirited, scattered - like strewed…
Here, I. David desires to be told of his faults. His enemies reproached him with that which was false, which he could not but complain of; yet, at the same time, he desired his friends would reprove…
Concluding expression of confidence, with prayer for preservation and deliverance.
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