You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.
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.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 4:1-8
"It is better, " said one, "to feel God's favour one hour in our repenting souls, that to sit whole ages under the warmest sunshine that this world affordeth." Christ in the heart is better than corn in the barn, or wine in the vat. Corn and wine are but fruits of the world, but the light of God's countenance is the ripe fruit of heaven.
Carnal men cry 'Who will show us any good?' meaning corn and wine, sensible wealth. But they will not turn to God, and they seek visible good instead of the unseen things of faith. A gracious soul refuses such scraps; he wants the Chief Good, and no lesser good will satisfy him.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 4:6-8