Saxon omits all the titles. For this title there is no authority in fact. Some commentators say that it is a Psalm belonging to the captivity , and upon that system it may be well interpreted . If I am grown too old, and from that circumstance unable to serve my country , I shall then prefer a retirement to the tabernacle , there to serve God the rest of my days. There I shall behold his glory , and there I may inquire and get important answers respecting Israel .
Pavilion comes from papilio and papiliwn, a butterfly.
It signifies a tent made of cloth stretched out on poles, which in form resembles in some measure the insect above named. He shall so strengthen and establish me, that my enemies shall not be able to prevail against me. He shall hide me where they cannot find me, or put me out of the reach of the fiery darts of the wicked . He who lives nearest to God suffers least from temptation . We shall most assuredly be redeemed from this captivity , and restored to our own land , and to the worship of our God in his own temple .