Discontented - See the margin. (Compare 1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Samuel 17:8.) The phrase here denotes those who were exaspe…

Every one that was in distress.—Ewald writes on this statement: "The situation of the country, which was becoming more and more me…

And everyone [that was] in distress
In straitened circumstances, through the oppression of men, through poverty, and…

See what weak instruments God sometimes uses to bring about His own purposes. The Son of David is ready to receive distressed souls, who will be co…