Psa 4:1, 17:1, 6, 18:6, 31:2, 10, 37:20 | JFB | STEP | 1. Hear —as in . God of my righteousness —or, "my righteous God, as my holy hill" ( ), who will act towards me on righteous principles. thou hast enlarged —expresses relief afforded in opposition to "distress," which is expressed by a word denoting straits or pressure. Past favor is a ground of hope for the future.

Psalms 4:1

1. Hear—as in Ps 3:4.

God of my righteousness—or, "my righteous God, as my holy hill" (Ps 2:6), who will act towards me on righteous principles.

thou hast enlarged—expresses relief afforded in opposition to "distress," which is expressed by a word denoting straits or pressure. Past favor is a ground of hope for the future.

Psalms 17:1

Psalms 17:6

6. wilt hear me—that is, graciously (Ps 3:4).

Psalms 18:6

6. He relates his methods to procure relief when distressed, and his success.

temple—(Compare Ps 11:4).

Psalms 31:2

2-4. He seeks help in God's righteous government (Ps 5:8), and begs for an attentive hearing, and speedy and effectual aid. With no other help and no claim of merit, he relies solely on God's regard to His own perfections for a safe guidance and release from the snares of his enemies. On the terms "rock," &c., (compare Ps 17:2; 18:2, 50; 20:6; 23:3; 25:21).

Psalms 31:10

10. Though the effects ascribed to grief are not mere figures of speech—

spent . . . consumed—must be taken in the modified sense of wasted and decayed.

iniquity—or, suffering by it (see on Ps 40:12).

Psalms 37:20

20. While the wicked, however mighty, are destroyed, and that utterly, as smoke which vanishes and leaves no trace.