Psalms 56:9

When I cry unto thee,.... In prayer;

then shall mine enemies turn back; great is the strength of prayer; the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous avails much against their enemies: when Moses…

When I cry unto thee - This expresses strong confidence in prayer. The psalmist felt that he had only to cry unto God, to secure the overthrow of his enemies. God had all power, and his power would be…

Several things David here comforts himself with in the day of his distress and fear.

I. That God took particular notice of all his grievances and all his griefs, Psa 56:8. 1. Of all the inconveniences…

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day when I call:

This I know, that [or, for] God is on my side.

For the emphatic thencp. Psa 2:5. The certainty that God is on his side is the ground of his…