Psalms 26:12

“My foot standeth in an even place, etc.] Or “in a plain” f420; in a sure place; on Christ the sure foundation, and who is the plain way and path to eternal life; (see <192711>Psalm 27:11); or in the ways and worship of God, prescribed by his word; and so denotes steadfastness and continuance in them; in the congregations will I bless the Lord; in the assemblies of the saints, in the churches of Christ below, and in the great congregation above, in the general assembly and church of the firstborn; where it is the work of saints now, and will be hereafter, to praise the Lord, for all his mercies temporal and spiritual.”

“even place--free from occasions of stumbling--safety in his course is denoted. Hence he will render to God his praise publicly. Next: Psalms Chapter 27”

“My foot standeth in an even place - The word rendered “even place” - מישׁור mı̂yshôr - means properly “righteousness,” or “justice;” then, “evenness, a level region, a plain:” Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 42:16. DeWette renders it, “in a right path.” The idea is, either that he was standing now on smooth and level ground; or that he was walking in a straight path, in contradistinction from the crooked and perverse ways of the wicked; that is, he had found now a level road where he might walk securely. The latter is probably the true meaning. He had been anxious about his condition. He had been examining the evidences of his piety. He had had doubts and fears. He had seen much to apprehend, and he…”

“Standeth - I stand upon a sure and solid foundation, being under the protection of God's promise, and his almighty and watchful providence. Congregations - I will not only privately, but in the assemblies of thy people celebrate thy praise. Next: Psalms Chapter 27”

“26:12 The psalmist’s footing on solid ground represents salvation (cp. 143:10). • publicly: Or in the great assembly at the Temple (26:6-8; 22:25).”

“My: Psa 27:11, Psa 40:2; Sa1 2:9; Pro 10:9 in the: Psa 26:7, Psa 22:22-25, Psa 107:32, Psa 111:1, Psa 122:4; Heb 2:12 Next: Psalms Chapter 27”

“The epilogue. The prayer is changed into rejoicing which is certain of the answer that shall be given. Hitherto shut in, as it were, in deep trackless gorges, he even now feels himself to be standing בּמישׁור, (Note: The first labial of the combination בם, בף, when the preceding word ends with a vowel and the two words are closely connected, receives the Dagesh contrary to the general rule; on this orthophonic Dag. lene, vid., Luth. Zeitschr., 1863, S. 414.) upon a pleasant plain commanding a wide range of vision (cf. בּמּרחב, Psa 31:9), and now blends his grateful praise of God with the song of the worshipping congregation, קהל (lxx ἐν ἐκκλησίαις), and its full-voiced choirs. Next:…”