Psalms 4:1 - Exposition

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness . Not "the God who imputes to me righteousness," as some render, but "the God who sees that I and my cause are righteous," and who wilt therefore certainly lend me aid. Thou hast enlarged me ; or, made room for me —"set me at ease" In the language of the Old Testament, "straits" and "narrowness" mean trouble and affliction; "room," "space," "enlargement," mean prosperity. David has experienced God's mercies in the past, and therefore looks for them in the future (comp. Psalms 3:7 ). When I woe in distress; literally, in [ my ] distress. Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. This is David's usual cry, repeated in a hundred varied forms throughout the Psalms (see Psalms 5:2 ; Psalms 6:2 ; Psalms 9:13 ; Psalms 27:7 ; Psalms 30:10 , etc.).