Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.
Ver. 5. Gracious is the Lord, &c.] Gracious God is said to be, and merciful, that we despair not; righteous also, that we presume not. Or, faithful in performing his promises, as 1 John 1:9, and this was David's comfort amidst his sorrows.