Psalms 27:6

“O my God, my soul is cast down within me, etc.] Which the psalmist repeats, partly to show the greatness of his dejection, though he had not lost his view of interest in God as his covenant God; and partly to observe another method he made use of to remove his dejection and refresh his spirits; and that was by calling to mind past experiences of divine goodness; therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan; the country round about it, or rather beyond it; which was at the farthest parts of the land of Canaan, where David was obliged to flee, and where he had often met with God; and of the Hermonites; who inhabited the mountain of Hermon; or the Hermonian mountains, as the Targum;…”

“head be lifted up--I shall be placed beyond the reach of my enemies. Hence he avows his purpose of rendering joyful thank offerings.”

“And now shall mine head - Now shall I be exalted. So we say that in affliction a person bows down his head; in prosperity he lifts it up. This verse expresses the confident expectation that he would be enabled to triumph over all his foes, and a firm purpose on his part, as the result of this, to offer sacrifices of praise to his great Deliverer. Above mine enemies round about me - All my enemies, though they seem even to encompass me on every side. Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle - In His tent, His dwelling-place: referring here, undoubtedly, to “the tabernacle” as a place where God was worshipped. Sacrifices of joy - Margin, as in the Hebrew, of “shouting.” That is, he would offer…”

“27:6 hold my head high: A sign of victory. • The granting of the request of 27:4 prompts sacrifices with shouts of joy.”

“And: Psa 3:3, Psa 110:7; Gen 40:13, Gen 40:20; Kg2 25:27 above: Sa2 7:9, Sa2 22:1, Sa2 22:49; Ch1 22:18 therefore: Psa 22:22-25, Psa 26:6, Psa 26:7, Psa 43:3, Psa 43:4, Psa 66:13-16, Psa 107:22, Psa 116:17-19; Ch2 30:21-26; Jer 33:11; Heb 13:15; Pe1 2:5 joy: Heb. shouting, Psa 47:1; Ezr 3:11-13; Isa 12:6; Jer 31:7; Zep 3:14, Zep 3:15; Zac 9:9; Luk 19:37, Luk 19:38 I will: Psa 21:1, Psa 21:13, Psa 81:1, Psa 95:1, Psa 100:1, Psa 100:2, Psa 138:5; Eph 5:19, Eph 5:20; Rev 5:9, Rev 15:3 Psalms 27:7”

“With ועתּה the poet predicts inferentially (cf. Psa 2:10) the fulfilment of what he fervently desires, the guarantee of which lies in his very longing itself. זבחי תּרוּעה do not mean sacrifices in connection with which the trumpets are blown by the priests; for this was only the case in connection with the sacrifices of the whole congregation ( Num 10:10), not with those of individuals. תּרוּעה is a synonym of תּודה, Psa 26:7; and זבחי תּרוּעה is a stronger form of expression for זבחי תודה ( Psa 107:22), i.e., (cf. זבחי צדק, Psa 4:6; 51:21) sacrifices of jubilant thanksgiving: he will offer sacrifices in which his gratitude plays a prominent part, and will sing songs of thanksgiving,…”