But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
David is crushed by cruel enemies and prays urgently for God's help. He establishes God's justice by laying bare their malice, then speaks of his own faith and comfort, confident of deliverance, and knowing that when God rescues him, the godly everywhere will share the benefit.
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Commenting on Psalm 5:1-12
With this verse the first part of the Psalm ends. The Psalmist has bent his knee in prayer; he has described before God, as an argument for his deliverance, the character and the fate of the wicked; and now he contrasts this with the condition of the righteous.
I will enter Your house in reverence, trusting not my own merit but the abundance of Your mercy. Secret prayer prepares the heart, but public worship with God's people is the steadfast practice of the upright; we must not use the closet to excuse us from the sanctuary.
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Commenting on Psalm 5:7-12