And now shall my head - Now I shall be exalted. So we say that in affliction a person bows down his head; in prosperity he lifts it up. This…

Sacrifices of joy. —Literally, of shouting; so Septuagint and Vulgate, hostiam vociferationis. The custom of blo…

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. …

And I will offer sacrifices of triumph in his tabernacle. By making a solemn vow of thanksgiving, after he has been delivered from dangers…

And now shall mine head be lifted up
That is, when brought into the house of the Lord, hid in the secret of his tabe…

The Lord, who is the believer's light, is the strength of his life; not only by whom, but in whom he lives and moves. In God let us strengthen ours…

1. Now that he has prayed, the psalmist speaks about the trust produced by that prayer, and he makes two points about this.