19. a large place—denotes safety or relief, as contrasted with the straits of distress (Ps 4:1). All his deliverance is ascribed to God, and this sublime poetical representation is given to inspire the pious with confidence and the wicked with dread.

     5. distress—literally, "straits," to which "large place" corresponds, as in Ps 4:1; 31:8.