Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
David teaches us that when adversity presses hard, we must take hold of God's promises and use them as a shield to break through every temptation that assails us. He himself learned this in his long struggle with Saul, and the pattern holds for all who suffer distress.
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Commenting on Psalm 4:1-8
Provided that the rebels had obeyed the voice of the last verse, they would now be crying, —"What shall we do to be saved?" And in the present verse, they are pointed to the sacrifice, and exhorted to trust in the Lord.
The title of the psalm acquaints us that David, having penned it by divine inspiration for the use of the church, delivered it to the chief musician, or master of the song, who (according to the divine appointment of psalmody made in his time, which he was chiefly instrumental in the establishment of) presided in that service.
Commenting on Psalm 4:1-5