A Psalm of David - This phrase literally means "belonging to David"; that is, it signifies him as the author. This title is marked in the He…

With my voice. —That is, aloud. The verbs are present, expressing the habit of the royal psalmist.

He means that he loved to pray alone, but to use his voice in prayer. I have heard many Christians say that they can pray better when they can hear…

The conjunction and should be understood as the contrasting particle 'but,' because David uses language full of confidence, opposing the a…

I cried unto the Lord with my voice
The experience which the psalmist had of being heard in prayer, was what gave gr…

Care and grief do us good when they lead us to pray to God earnestly. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can create a …

When he fled from the face of his son Absalom. ^3:1 Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? Many are they…