[1] _Cheyne_ translates and comments: "_Or else_. . . . A truly
evangelical belief that God is willing to be reconciled
even to His enemies. . . . _Seize upon my fortress_--Let
him take sanctuary in the Name of Jehovah (Prov.
xviii. 10); in short, let him become a believing servant of
Jehovah. _'Fortress,'_ a symbolical name for a protecting
deity, as xvii. 10, Ps. lii. 7 (9)." _Kay:_ "Or, 'Let a man
lay hold of My strong refuge;' let him flee to my altar of
reconciliation (cf. 1 Kings i. 50)."
[2] "I think I can convey the meaning of this passage so that
every one may understand it, by what took place in my own
family within these few days. One of my children committed
a fault for which I thought it to be my duty to chastise
him. I called him to me, explained to him the evil of what
he had done, and told him how grieved I was that I must
punish him for it. He heard me in silence, then rushed into
my arms, and burst into tears. I could sooner have cut off
my arm than have then struck him for his fault; he had
taken hold of my strength--he had made peace with
me."--_Toller._