\<>\. This psalm is generally thought to have been written by David upon his being advanced to the throne; on account of which he praises the Lord, who had supported him under many exercises, and had made good his promise to him, at least in part; and he firmly believed the accomplishment of the…

I will praise thee with my whole heart Cordially and sincerely, in the uprightness and integrity of his heart; which denotes not the perfection of his service, but the sincerity of it; his heart was in it, and his whole heart; all the powers and faculties of his soul were engaged in it, being…

I will worship towards thy holy temple Not the temple at Jerusalem, which was not yet built, though, when it was, the Jews in their devotions at a distance looked towards it, (1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:40) ; but rather the tabernacle of Moses, in which was the ark, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe;…

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me When in distress through Saul’s persecution, he cried to the Lord, and he immediately answered him, and delivered him out of his troubles; and such immediate answers of prayer are to be remembered with thankfulness: see ; and strengthenedst me with…

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord Or “let them confess”, or “praise thee” [[17]]; a wish or prayer. Not only the kings known to David, as Kimchi limits it; or that lived in his days, as Hiram and others; but in the latter day, when they shall come to Zion, the church, and be…

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord Which are all mercy and truth; ways of pleasantness, and paths of peace: so the eunuch went on his way, and in the ways of the Lord rejoicing, ; Or, “they shall sing of the ways of the Lord” [[18]]; of the excellency, pleasure, and usefulness of them;…

Though the Lord be high Above all the earth, and all the nations of it, and the highest of men in it; above the heavens, and the angels there, who are his creatures and at his command; above all the blessings and praises of his saints: the perfect knowledge of him is so high as not to be attained;…

Though I walk in the midst of trouble Trouble attends the best of men; both outward and inward trouble, from sin, Satan, and the world; yea, they are in the midst of it, surrounded with it; and it is a way in which they walk through this world, and enter the kingdom of heaven; it is continued unto…

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me Or “will”, or “may the Lord perform for me” [[22]]: all things in providence; all that he had appointed for him, that would be for his good and his own glory, ; and particularly what concerned him as a king.