77. Let thy tender mercies come unto me—As I am not able to come unto them. But the wicked will be confounded.

     81-83. In sorrow the pious heart yearns for the comforts of God's promises (Ps 73:26; 84:2).

     92-94. Hence the pious are encouraged and inclined to seek a knowledge of it, and persevere amidst the efforts of those planning and waiting to destroy them.