Psalms 131:3

“Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.] What he did himself, and found it good for him to do, that he knew was good for others, and therefore exhorts and encourages to it, to hope in the Lord and wait for his salvation; and which should be done constantly, and to the end of life, or till the thing hoped for is enjoyed; (see <580306>Hebrews 3:6 <600113>1 Peter 1:13). Perhaps some respect is here had to the people of Israel, especially the friends of David, who were weary of Saul’s government, and impatient to have David on the throne; whom he advises to wait patiently, and not take any indirect steps to bring it about, but leave it with God, and hope and trust in him;…”

“Let Israel hope in the Lord ... - The connection would seem to require us to understand this as the assertion of him who had been accused of thoughts which seemed to be too lofty. As the result of all his reflections (of those reflections for which he was rebuked and charged with pride, but which were really conceived in a modest spirit) - as expressing what he saw that seemed to be in advance of what others saw, or to indicate a habit of thought beyond his years - he says that there were reasons why Israel should hope in the Lord; that there was a foundation for confident trust; that there was that in the divine character which was a just ground of reliance; that there was that in the…”

“Let Israel: Psa 115:9-11, Psa 130:7, Psa 146:5; Jer 17:7, Jer 17:8 from henceforth: Heb. from now, Psa 115:18; Isa 26:4 Next: Psalms Chapter 132”