Verse 2
2. From the end of the earth Or, taking ארצ , ( arets,) “earth,” in the sense of land, that is, the Hebrew territory, as it sometimes signifies, the description would be literally true, for Mahanaim, where we suppose David now was, lay not far from the eastern border, in the central mountains of Gilead. But it seems far to be separated from the sanctuary.
Overwhelmed Or, faint, as Lamentations 2:19, “children that faint for hunger.” See Psalms 102:0, title.
Rock that is higher than I “Rock,” here, is to be taken in the figurative sense of fortress, stronghold, place of security. The “Rock that is higher than I,” is one that is above his kingly command, safer than all his military defences the immediate protection of God himself. Out of himself, above himself, he seeks his refuge in God.
The fundamental passage is Deuteronomy 32:4, and it is parallel to Isaiah 26:4, where “everlasting strength” is in Hebrew, the rock of ages, from which comes our hymn of that title. Compare Psalms 62:2; Psalms 62:7, also, Psalms 71:3, where “strong habitation” denotes rock of habitation.
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