Trusting in God before, or in preference to, the sons of men.

20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

The same hiding in the Secret Place of God as in Ps. XXV: 14 XXV11: 5; LXX111: 17;
LXXX111: 3; XCI: I. Job V: 21 and XXIX: 4.
Rev. 11: 17.

21 Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

“The strong city,” the " Civitas Dei “; the Keynote of the whole Psalm is unswerving Trust in God and His response thereto.

22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heard est the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

We are therefore to take courage because our hope is set upon the living God (I Tim. IV: 10). By thus setting our hope on God and striving to be courageous we shall receive strength from God. This seems to be the force of using and rather

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