Psalms 13:5

“But I have trusted in thy mercy, etc.] The faith, hope, and comfort of the psalmist grew and increased by prayer; from complaining he goes to praying, from praying to believing; he trusted not in himself, not in his own heart, nor in his own righteousness and merits, but in the mercy of God; and not in the bare absolute mercy of God, but in the grace and goodness of God, as the word f221 here used signifies, as it is displayed in the plenteous redemption which is by Christ; which is a sufficient ground of faith and hope; (see <19D007>Psalm 130:7); my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation; which God is the contriver, author, and giver of, and in which the glory of his perfections is so greatly…”

“Trust is followed by rejoicing in the deliverance which God effects, and, instead of his enemy, he can lift the song of triumph. Next: Psalms Chapter 14”

“But I have trusted in thy mercy - In thy favor; thy friendship; thy promises. His original confidence had been in God only, and not in himself. That confidence he still maintained; and now, as the result of that, he begins to exult in the confidence that he would be safe. The idea is, “I have trusted in the mercy of God; I still trust, and I will trust forever.” My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation - The word “salvation” here does not refer to salvation in the future world, but to deliverance from his present troubles, or to God’s interposition in putting him into a condition of safety. The idea is, that he had entire confidence that God would interpose, and that there would yet be cause…”

“13:5-6 The psalmist no longer hears the ridicule of his foes. Instead, because of his trust in the Lord, he is full of joy.”

“But: Psa 32:10, Psa 33:18, Psa 33:21, Psa 33:22, Psa 36:7, Psa 52:8, Psa 147:11; Isa 12:2; Jde 1:21 my heart: Psa 9:14, Psa 43:4, Psa 43:5, Psa 51:12, Psa 119:81; Sa1 2:1; Hab 3:18; Luk 1:47, Luk 2:20 Psalms 13:6”

“(Heb.: 13:6) Three lines of joyous anticipation now follow the five of lament and four of prayer. By יאני he sets himself in opposition to his foes. The latter desire his death, but he trusts in the mercy of God, who will turn and terminate his affliction. בּטח בּ denotes faith as clinging fast to God, just as חסה בּ denotes it as confidence which hides itself in Him. The voluntative יגל pre-supposes the sure realisation of the hope. The perfect in Psa 13:6 is to be properly understood thus: the celebration follows the fact that inspires him to song. גּמל על to do good to any one, as in Psa 116:7; Psa 119:17, cf. the radically cognate (על) גּמר Psa 57:3. With the two iambics gamal‛alaj the…”