Title.—A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

The writer of this Ps. is a king (Psalms 63:11), who is at a distance from the sanctuary, and in danger from eager foes. If the title be correct it must refer, not to David's earlier experiences in the reign of Saul (1 Samuel 22:5), but to the time when his flight from Absalom led him through the wilderness of Judah, between Jerusalem and the Jordan (2 Samuel 15:23). His longing for God's presence (Psalms 63:1) passes into joyful confidence (Psalms 63:3) and certain expectation of his enemies' overthrow.

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