Psalms 31:21-22

21, 22. Strong city Fenced city, namely, Keilah. See 1 Samuel 23:7.

I said in my haste Literally, in my flight. The word properly signifies this, though figuratively it means also trepidation, astonishment, fear, because in such cases the mind is suddenly removed from its normal or proper place. So the Septuagint εκστασει , where, also, the root idea is removal, turning from, and this, probably, suggested the Greek title. See note on title, also on Psalms 116:11, and compare 1 Samuel 23:13, and the use of the word 1 Samuel 23:26; also 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Kings 7:15; Psalms 48:5. Nevertheless thou heardest, etc. Though his sudden flight and trepidation had extorted the despairing lament, I am cut off from before thine eyes, yet he found God to be not the less a prayer answering God, which he here gratefully confesses.