Psalm 13:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

David, in affliction, is here pouring out his soul before God; his address is short, but the method is very observable, and of use for direction and encouragement. I. His troubles extort complaints (Ps. 13:1, 2); and the afflicted have liberty to pour out their complaint before the Lord, Ps. 102:1 title. It is some ease to a troubled spirit to give vent to its griefs, especially to give vent to them at the throne of grace, where we are sure to find one who is afflicted in the afflictions of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 13:6

I will sing unto the Lord ,.... In prayer faith is encouraged, through believing the heart is filled with joy; and this joy is expressed by the lips, in songs of praise to the Lord, ascribing the glory of salvation to him, and giving him thanks for every mercy and blessing of life; because he hath dealt bountifully with me ; both in a way of providence and grace, granting life and preserving it, and supporting with the comforts of it; blessing with spiritual blessings, and crowning with... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 13:6

I will sing unto the Lord - That heart is turned to God's praise which has a clear sense of God's favor. Because he hath dealt bountifully with me - עלי גמל כי ki gamel alai , because he hath recompensed me. My sorrows were deep, long continued, and oppressive, but in thy favor is life. A moment of this spiritual joy is worth a year of sorrow! O, to what blessedness has this godly sorrow led! He has given me the oil of joy for the spirit of heaviness, and the garments of praise for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Despair turned to thankfulness. "How long," etc.? "I will sing," etc. The last verse of this tender and beautiful little psalm contains the reply to the first. Despondency is turned into thankfulness; the prayer of anguish into the song of praise. Its music, beginning with a plaintive, pathetic minor, passes through a solemn strain of pleading prayer into the triumphant major of full-voiced faith and joy. This is the music to which many a Christian life is set. It is not a strictly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Sorrow and trust; sighing and song. This is one of those numerous psalms which come under the first division specified in our introductory homily. It belongs to those which give us an insight into the religious experiences of an Old Testament saint—probably David—but it matters not whose they were. For they are a precise reflection of the alternations of spiritual mood through which many a sorrowful believer since then has passed; yea, through the like of which many of our readers may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

From despondency to peace. The soul may pass quickly from one emotion to another—from fear to hope, from the gloom of despondency to the brightness of peace. Such a change finds expression in this psalm. I. THE CRY . ( Psalms 13:1 , Psalms 13:2 .) Under the pressure of affliction, hard thoughts of God arise. But if there be complaint of God, it is to be observed that the complaint is carried to God. Instead of sullen murmuring, there is meek confession. Instead of bitter... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The agony of desertion. Probably a psalm of David, composed at the time of Saul's persecution. It expresses the agony of a mind that thinks itself deserted of God, in danger of death, and threatened by a formidable enemy. It is a long and weary struggle; and, wrestling with his despair, he breaks into a pitiful prayer, which is succeeded by the exercise of a returning faith. I. DESPAIR . ( Psalms 13:1 , Psalms 13:2 .) 1 . He thinks he is for ever forsaken of God. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:6

I will sing unto the Lord . I will exchange my cry of despair, "How long?" ( Psalms 13:1 , Psalms 13:2 ), for a joyful song of thanksgiving; because already I am cheered, I am revived—he ( i.e. the Lord) hath dealt bountifully with me. And this mental revival is an assurance of deliverance to come. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 13:6

Psalms 13:6. He hath dealt bountifully with me Either, 1st, In giving me that support and assurance of his favour which I enjoy at the present; or 2d, In giving me gracious promises of the deliverance and help which I expect; it being a common thing for David and other prophets to speak of future deliverances as if they were really come, that so they might signify both the infallible certainty of the thing and their firm assurance thereof. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 13:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 13:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 13:6

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