Psalms 109:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. » Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
A Psalm of David] Written by him, usque adeo terribili et horrifica oratione, saith Beza, in such terrible terms, as the like is not to be found in Holy Scripture; wherefore it is to be read and used with very great judgment, and not as those miscreants of whom Faber writeth, Quod more magico clam murmurabant hune Psalmum per modum execrationis in eorum hostes, that after a conjuring fashion they muttered out this psalm, by the way of curse upon their enemies.
Ver. 1. Hold not thy peace] But plead my cause, clear mine innocence.
O God of my praise] The object of my praises, or thou that keepest up my credit, as a witness, judge, and avenger of mine integrity.