Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 17:14 - 17:14

Online Resource Library

Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | Download

Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 17:14 - 17:14


(Show All Books | Show All Chapters)

This Chapter Verse Commentaries:





Which are thy hand, wherewith thou dost correct me.



Men of the world, i. e. who prosper in and set their hearts upon this vain and transitory world, and neither have, nor choose, or desire any other portion or felicity, as it follows.



Whose belly, i.e. mind or appetite, as that word is used, Job_20:20 Pro_20:30.



With thy hid treasure, i.e. not only with common mercies, as food and raiment; but with thy choicest and most precious good things, such as men use to hide or keep in their treasures, with extraordinary wealth and glory, and all the delights and of the present life.



They are full of children; when many of the faithful servants are barren, these are blessed with a numerous posterity. Or, their children are filled or satisfied as well as their parents. There is abundantly enough, both for them and for their children, and to spare for their children’s children, as it follows.