Psalms 3:4

“I cried unto the Lord with my voice, etc.] The experience which the psalmist had of being heard in prayer, was what gave great encouragement to his faith, as to his interest in God and salvation by him, when his enemies were so increased about him; for crying here is to be understood of prayer, as it is often used in this book of Psalms: and so the Targum renders it, “I prayed”; and this designs vocal prayer. Sometimes there is a crying in prayer and no voice heard, as it is said of Moses, (<021415>Exodus 14:15); and was the case of Hannah, (<090113>1 Samuel 1:13); but this was with a voice, and a loud one, as in (<195517>Psalm 55:17); denoting ardour, fervency, and importunity; and such…”

“cried . . . heard--Such has been my experience. The latter verb denotes a gracious hearing or answering. out of--or, "from." his holy hill--Zion (Psa 2:6). His visible earthly residence.”

“I cried unto the Lord - That is, in these troubles, as he had always done in affliction. The form of the verb here is future - “I will cry” or call unto the Lord; probably, however, designed to state a general habit with him, that when troubles came he always called on the Lord. He speaks now of himself as if in the midst of the trouble; gives utterance to the feeling which he has always had in his sorrows; and says, “I will call upon the Lord,” thus declaring his purpose to make his appeal confidently to him. Thus, the language is not so much retrospective as it is indicative of the uniform state of his mind in the midst of afflictions. With my voice - Not merely mentally, but he gave…”

“His hill - Out of heaven, so called, Psa 15:1. Psalms 3:5”

“I cried: Psa 22:2-5, Psa 34:6, Psa 50:15, Psa 66:17-19, Psa 86:3, Psa 86:4, Psa 91:15, Psa 116:1-4, Psa 130:1, Psa 130:2, Psa 138:3; Psa 142:1-3; Isa 65:24; Jer 29:12, Jer 29:13; Mat 7:7; Jam 5:13 he: Psa 34:4 his: Psa 2:6, Psa 43:3, Psa 99:9, Psa 132:13, Psa 132:14 Psalms 3:5”