It is the conjecture of many expositors that David penned this psalm upon occasion of Absalom’s rebellion, and that the particular enemy he here speaks of, that dealt treacherously with him, was Ahithophel; and some will therefore make David’s troubles here typical of Christ’s sufferings, and…

Supplications of David in Distress. To the chief musician on Neginoth, Maschil. A psalm of David. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

David here complains of his enemies, whose wicked plots had brought him, though not to his faith’s end, yet to his wits’ end, and prays against them by the spirit of prophecy. Observe here, I. The character he gives of the enemies he feared.

In these verses, I. David perseveres in his resolution to call upon God, being well assured that he should not seek him in vain : ” As for me, let them take what course they please to secure themselves, let violence and strife be their guards, prayer shall be mine; this I have found comfort in, and…