Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
lifted up his soul--is to set the affections (Psalms 25:1) on an object; here,
vanity--or, any false thing, of which swearing falsely, or to falsehood, is a specification.
The form of a question gives vivacity. Hands, tongue, and heart are organs of action, speech, and feeling, which compose character.
hill of the Lord--(compare Psalms 2:6, etc.). His Church--the true or invisible, as typified by the earthly sanctuary.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Job 31:7
Psalms 24:1
Psalms 25:1
Psalms 51:10
Proverbs 19:18
Isaiah 33:15
Jeremiah 22:27
Hosea 4:8
1 Timothy 2:8
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