David sustaineth his faith by the power of God, by his love to the service of God, and by prayer.
A Psalm of David.
Title. לדוד ledavid.— The Greek title is, "A Psalm of David before he was anointed," alluding to 2 Samuel 2:4. But what Bishop Patrick observes concerning this Psalm seems more probable from the contents of it; namely, that David wrote it soon after his deliverance from that imminent danger mentioned 2 Samuel 21:17 when, by his pursuing the enemy too far, he was hemmed in, and would have been killed if Abishai had not succoured him. Upon this, we read, his subjects requested of him not to go out to battle any more; in which view the Psalm represents David as breathing out the sentiments of a brave and good old man, who seems not conscious, that, though his spirits might hold out, yet his strength was much impaired by age, and therefore he was become very unfit to undergo the hazards of war. Thus then, we may suppose him to bespeak those who made the request before mentioned; The Lord is my light, &c.