This psalm consists properly of three parts:
I. A complaint as of one who was forsaken by God; who was persecuted,
and who saw no means of deliverance; who took counsel with his own
heart how he migh...
From the darkness of despair (Psalms 13:1-2) the Psalmist wins his way
through prayer (Psalms 13:3-4) to a joyous hope of ultimate
deliverance (Psalms 13:5-6).
His power of endurance is well-nigh spe...
XIII.
In this short poem we see the power of lyric expression for rapid
changes of emotion. In the compass of three short stanzas, decreasing
in length as they proceed, we have an alternation from the...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 13
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, A PSALM OF DAVID. According to Theodoret this
psalm was written by David, not when he fled from Saul, but from
Absalom; and gives this reason for it, w...
_A.M. 2944. B.C. 1060._
The occasion of this Psalm was David's deep and long-continued
distress. He complains to God of his delaying to help him, 1, 2. Prays
for support and comfort, 3, 4. Declares h...
As often with the Psalms this is the cry of someone in dire trouble.
It would fit many periods in David's life, but it would also fit the
same in many of his godly successors. It would also fit Israel...