Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 1. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me? ] We are told that the hearts of all Israel went after Absalom, 2 Samuel xv. 13; and David is astonished to find such a sudden and general revolt. Not only the common people, but his counsellors also, and many of his chief captains.
How publicly does God take vengeance for the sins which David committed so privately! In the horrible rebellion of Absalom we see the adultery of Bath-sheba, and the murder of Uriah. Now the words of Nathan begin to be fulfilled: "The sword shall not depart from thy house."
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-3 - An active believer, the more he is beaten off from God, either by the rebukes of providence, or the reproaches of enemies, the faster hold he will take, and the closer will he cleave to him. A child of God startles at the very thought of despairing of help in God. See what God is to his people, what he will be, what they have found him, what Davi found in him. 1. Safety; a shield for me; which denotes the advantag of that protection. 2. Honour; those whom God owns for his, have tru honour put upon them. 3. Joy and deliverance. If, in the worst of times, God's people can lift up their heads with joy, knowing that all shall work for good to them, they will own God as giving them bot cause and hearts to rejoice.
Original Hebrew מזמור4210 לדוד1732 בברחו1272 מפני6440 אבשׁלום53 בנו׃1121 (3:2) יהוה3068 מה4100 רבו7231 צרי6862 רבים7227 קמים6965 עלי׃5921
