But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
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Gill's Exposition
But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up,.... Not from a bed of illness, nor from a state of poverty and want; but from the dead: it was by the will of his divine Father that he suffered…
Barnes' Notes
But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me - That is, give me strength; restore me from my sickness and weakness. And raise me up - From my bed of languishing. That I may requite them - That I may repay…
David often complains of the insolent conduct of his enemies towards him when he was sick, which, as it was very barbarous in them, so it could not but be very grievous to him. They had not indeed…
After describing his urgent need, the Psalmist resumes his prayer from Psa 41:41, and affirms his confident assurance of God's favour.