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4. God will forsake Christ in his moment of agony 22:1 Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34 5. Christ will be scorned and ridiculed 22:7–8 Matt. 27:39–43; Luke 23:35 6. Christ's hands and feet will be pierced 22:16 John 20:25, 27; Acts 2:23 7. Others will gamble for Christ's clothes 22:18 Matt. 27:35–36 8. Not one of Christ's bones will be broken 34:20 John 19:32, 33, 36 9. Christ will be hated unjustly 35:19 John 15:25 10. Christ will come to do God's will 40:7–8 Heb. 10:7 11. Christ will be betrayed by a friend 41:9 John 13:18 12. Christ's throne will be eternal 45:6 Heb. 1:8 13. Christ will ascend to heaven 68:18 Eph. 4:8 14. Zeal for God's temple will consume Christ 69:9 John 2:17 15. Christ will be given vinegar and gall 69:21 Matt. 27:34; John 19:28–30 16. Christ's betrayer will be replaced 109:8 Acts 1:20 17. Christ's enemies will bow down to him 110:1 Acts 2:34–35 18. Christ will be a priest like Melchizedek 110:4 Heb. 5:6; 6:20; 7:17 19. Christ will be the chief cornerstone 118:22 Matt. 21:42; Acts 4:11 20. Christ will come in the name of the Lord 118:26 Matt. 21:9 ©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:1 Preserve me. This is a frequent request begging God to protect the psalmist (cf. 17:8; 140:4; 141:9).
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:2 I have no good apart from you. I.e., "My well-being is entirely dependent upon you."
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:4 He will have nothing to do with false gods or the people pursuing them.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:5–6 These lines use OT metaphors to describe the blessing of God.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:9 my whole being. Starting back at v. 7, the psalmist referred to his core of being as "my heart," now "my whole being" (or "my glory," esv footnote) and next "my flesh" and "my soul." The anthropological terms stand for the whole person, so it is best to consider "my whole being" or "my glory" as referring to that distinctive way in which man is created in the image of God, i.e., his intelligence and ability to speak.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:10 These words expressed the confidence of the lesser David, but were applied messianically to the resurrection of the Greater David
(the Lord Jesus Christ) both by Peter (Acts 2:25–28) and Paul (Acts 13:35).
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:1–15 This "prayer" of David brims with petitions, as many as seventeen of them depending upon the translation of certain Hebrew verb forms. There are many literary parallels with Ps. 16. Although the psalm shows indications of mixed forms, it is essentially a prayer for protection. David is fond of using themes and phrases from the exodus narrative (cf. Ex. 15; Deut. 32). A logical chiastic development is detected in its verses, with the focus shifting from the psalmist (Ps. 17:1–8) to his enemies (vv. 9–12), remaining on his enemies in vv. 13–14, then shifting back to David (v. 15). Or viewing its development from another angle, David approaches the divine court with three clusters of appeals in seeking justice.
I. Appeals Dealing with Response and Recognition (17:1–5) II. Appeals Dealing with Rescue and Relief (17:6–12)
A. His Need for Rescue Is Presented (17:6–8)
B. His Need for Relief Is Documented (17:9–12) III. Appeals Dealing with Retribution and Rest (17:13–15)
A. His Anticipation of Their Retribution (17:13–14)
B. His Assurance of His Own Rest (17:15)
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:Title This is the first psalm simply entitled "A Prayer" (cf. Ps. 86; 90; 102; 142).
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:1–2 The introductory language is that of the law court, and David stands before the ultimate Chief Justice to present his case.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:3–5 His basic integrity (vv. 3–4) especially in view of the present case, was, is, and shall be dependent upon the grace of God (v. 5).
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:8 the apple of your eye. An expression meaning the pupil of the human eye. As a person protects that vital organ of vision, so God protects his people.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:10 They close their hearts to pity. Lit., "They have closed their fat." This was a common OT idiom for insensitivity (cf. Deut. 32:15; Job 15:27; Ps. 73:7; Jer. 5:28).
PSALMS—NOTE ON 17:13 Divine Warrior language.