Hear the right - Margin, as in Hebrew, “justice.” The prayer is that God would regard what was “right” in the case, or that He would vindica…

Hear the right. —Or (see margin), justice. Some ancient versions read, Hear, Lord of righteousness. Oth…

Good men are often slandered and misunderstood; and at such times, the first verse of this Psalm will well fit their lips: Hear the right, O Lo…

Hear my righteousness, O Jehovah. The Psalmist begins the psalm by setting forth the goodness of his cause. He does this because God has p…

Hear the right, O Lord
The psalmist appeals to the Lord as a Judge, sitting on the throne judging right, that he wou…

This psalm is a prayer. Insincere prayers are fruitle ; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with His favor. The psalmist was acc…

1. Above, the psalmist described the divine justice and showed that he kept it; here he puts forward a prayer in which he asks to be heard f…