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description: "Judge = Vindicate.  God. Hebrew.  Elohim. App-4 .  ungodly = graceless. Figure of speech  Tapeinosis. App-6 .  man. Hebrew."
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**Judge** = Vindicate.
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .
**ungodly** = graceless. Figure of speech *Tapeinosis.* App-6 .
**man.** Hebrew. *'ish* .

**my strength** = my refuge, or my defending God.
**dost** = didst.
**cast. off.** See [Psalms 44:8](../../../kjv/psalms/44/8) .
**the enemy** = an enemy.

**light . . . truth.** Probably an allusion to the Urim and Thummim (see notes on [Exodus 28:30](../../../kjv/exodus/28/30) ), from which the Psalmist was now absent, in flight from Absalom.
**lead** = gently lead, or comfort.
**bring:** i.e. by their guiding counsel.
**Thy holy hill:** i.e. Zion. Therefore refers to times of David.
**holy.** See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) .
**tabernacles** = habitations. Plural of majesty = thy great habitation. Hebrew, plural of *mishkan.* App-40 .

**GOD.** Hebrew El. App-4 .

**Why . . . ?** See notes on [Psalms 42:5](../../../kjv/psalms/42/5) for the whole of this verse.
**health** = salvation. See note on [Psalms 42:5](../../../kjv/psalms/42/5) .
**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .

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