Psalms 109:1
To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. God of my praise, let my prayer be answered;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my strong helper, he has become my salvation: he is my God and I will give him praise; my father's God and I will give him glory.
Psalms 28:1Of David. My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.
Psalms 83:1A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph.
Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name.
Jeremiah 17:14Make me well, O Lord, and I will be well; be my saviour, and I will be safe: for you are my hope.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:1
Whether David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul, or when his son Absalom rebelled against him, or upon occasion of some other trouble that was given him, is uncertain; and whether the particular enemy he prays against was Saul, or Doeg, or Ahithophel, or some other not mentioned in the story, we cannot determine; but it is certain that in penning it he had an eye to Christ, his sufferings and his persecutors, for that imprecation ( ver. 8 ) is applied to Judas, Acts i. 20 . The rest of the prayers… Read the whole commentary →