For the Lord heareth the poor—The needy; the humble; the unprotected. The reference is to those who are in circumstances of want and distr…

For the Lord. — This and the following verses evidently bring the psalm within the circle of literature, of which Isaiah 65:17 and…

For the Lord heareth the poor
The prayer of the poor, as the Targum; of the poor disciples of Christ, who were toget…

The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us that humble and…