This study began with Rodolfo leading the Men's Fellowship at GCC. Especially after the pastor's post end prayer comment/blunt critique of Rodolfo's context (v.25-26), I felt imperative to look this up as this is not a chapter I was that familiar with. Pastor Chris' note was to point back to the theme of the Psalmist: Not to judge the book by its cover. Rodolfo's lead was a shallow one as it only focuses on those two verses, which is out of context with the theme of the entire chapter. And like Bill and Bob and some others, there's no discussion nor desire to have discussion, just to end in prayer after reciting all their notes, this is their Bible study method.
The Psalm starts with the subtext: A Psalm of Asaph. Many commentators said Asaph is a person. Calvin seems to think differently, that David was the real author and Asaph was just being charged to the singing of it. It is not something I would debate about at this point. Calvin gave a good introduction of the chapter in the beginning.
v.2-3 Shows that the Psalmist is perplexed, R got this one in his Bible study. Phil considered the Psalmist was blinded. Calvin only dared to go as far as temptation, that it was the Psalmist's temptation, having the steps well nigh slipped, not the Psalmist's iniquity. Ecc 9:2 is a good reference: all things come alike to all, and there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked