It is probable that this psalm was penned by Solomon, to be sung at the dedication of the temple which he built according to the charge his father gave him, 1 Chron. 28:2–21, &c. Having fulfilled his trust, he begs of God to own what he had done. I.

Solomon’s Prayer for Divine Favour. A song of degrees. 1 Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: 2 How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or…

These are precious promises, confirmed by an oath, that the heirs of them might have strong consolation, Heb. 6:17–18. It is all one whether we take them as pleas urged in the prayer or as answers returned to the prayer; believers know how to make use of the promises both ways, with them to speak…