Psa 59:5, 147:4, 148:2 | JFB | STEP | 4, 5. prepare, &c.—literally, "set themselves as in array." awake —(Compare ), appeals to God in His covenant relation to His people ( ).

Psalms 59:5

4, 5. prepare, &c.—literally, "set themselves as in array."

awake—(Compare Ps 3:7; 7:6), appeals to God in His covenant relation to His people (Ps 9:18).

4, 5. God's power in nature (Isa 40:26-28, and often) is presented as a pledge of His power to help His people.

telleth . . . stars—what no man can do (Ge 15:5).

2. hosts—(compare Ps 103:21).