Psa 71:10-13 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 10 Lay wait for my soul

Psalms 71:10-13

Verse 10

Lay wait for my soul - They seek to destroy my life. Verse 11

God hath forsaken him - "God, who has been his special help all through life, and who has guarded him so that no hand could be raised successfully against him, has now cast him off; therefore we shall easily prevail against him. His present adversity shows that God is no longer his friend." Thus men judge. "Secular prosperity is a proof of God's favor: adversity is a proof of his displeasure." But this is not God's way, except in especial judgments, etc. He never manifests his pleasure or displeasure by secular good or ill. Verse 13

Let them be confounded - They shall be confounded: these are prophetic denunciations.