translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The author thanks the Lord for delivering him from death and urges others to join him in praise. The psalmist experienced divine discipline for a brief time, but when he cried out for help the Lord intervened and restored his favor.


text: You healed me . Apparently the psalmist was plagued by a serious illness that threatened his life. See .


text: In my self-confidence I said… Here the psalmist begins to fill in the background of the crisis referred to in the earlier verses. He had been arrogant and self-confident, so the Lord withdrew his protection and allowed trouble to invade his life (vv. 8-11 ).


text: The following two verses (vv. 9-10 ) contain the prayer (or an excerpt of the prayer) that the psalmist offered to the Lord during his crisis.


text: Covered me with joy . “Joy” probably stands metonymically for festive attire here.