Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures

The Septuagint assumes that those who once flattered him, now swore against him. The Hebrew term may be understood of furious opponents. With different punctuation it may bear either meaning. Olshausen suspects that the text has suffered.

H. P. " He weakened my strength in the way ; he shortened my days." St. Jerome. The psalmist states the check which he received from God, whose chastisement intimated the approach of death. The Septuagint read it somewhat differently, although with nearly the same letters. According to this reading the psalmist may be regarded as addressing God, after the manner of human strength, which is but weakness, and inquiring into the shortness of life. i» H. P. " I said : 0 my God take me not away in the midst of my days." St. Jerome. Cut not short my life.