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…

Thou hast smitten ... broken. —Better, thou smitest ... breakest. The enemies are conceived of as wild beasts, l…

They were like fierce lions threatening to devour him. They had already torn him in malice. God came and struck them on the jaw, so that they lost …

Arise, O Lord. As in the former verses David boasted of his quiet state, it now appears he desires the Lord to preserve him in safety thro…

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God
God sometimes, in the apprehension of his people, seems to be as if he was asleep: …

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…