This seems to be of the same character as the preceding—an utterance of David on the other side of Jordan. There is, however, more expression of conscious uprightness towards men in it, and something of his longing after the house and congregation of the Lord, which we know from the history was David’s fervent desire (see 2 Sam. 15:25-26), and which he here anticipates will be realized.
His casting of himself on the mercy and redemption of God, in the midst of these his assertions of integrity, bespeaks a very right state of soul.
In reading this as in continuance of the preceding Psalm, I deem it blessed to notice the advance in the poor believing sinner’s experience; for here, though we get integrity pleaded, and at the same time mercy sought, the confession of sins is dropped, and anticipations of God’s house taken up.