For the king - David, the author of the psalm.

Trusts in the Lord - All these blessings have resulted from his confiding in Go…

Honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenanc…

For the king trusteth. Here again the pious Israelites rejoice that their king will be established, because he relies on God; and they exp…

For the King trusteth in the Lord
That is, the King Messiah, as the Targum paraphrases it; he trusted in the Lord for his supp…

The psalmist teaches us to look forward with faith, hope, and prayer to what God would do further. The success with which God blessed David was a t…

1. In the preceding psalm, a petition was made for the king’s exaltation; here, it is as though the psalmist, having been heard, now announc…