4. youth--literally, "autumn"; the time of the ripe fruits of my
prosperity. Applied to youth, as the Orientalists began their year
with autumn, the most temperate season in the East.
secret--when the intimate friendship of God rested on my tent
(Pr 3:32;
Ps 31:20;
Ge 18:17;
Joh 15:15).
The Hebrew often means a divan for deliberation.
JFB.
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