_A.M. 2966. B.C. 1038._ We may infer from Psalms 144:2; Psalms 144:10, that David composed this Psalm after his accession to the throne. And yet it appears from Psalms 144:5, that it was written before he had subdued all his enemies. The Philistines, and some others, were not yet fully conquered. W... [ Continue Reading ]
_Blessed be the Lord my strength_ On whom I rely, and from whom I have power to withstand and subdue my enemies, and to perform the duties of my place and station; _who teacheth my hands to war_, &c. Who gives me that skill in military affairs, and that dexterity in the management of my weapons, whi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lord, what is man_ He magnifies and illustrates God's goodness to him, by the consideration of his own meanness. Though I am a king over my people, yet, alas, I am but a man, a base, sinful; and mortal creature; if compared with thee, less than nothing and vanity; _that thou takest knowledge of him... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bow thy heavens and come down_ To help me before it be too late, remembering what a frail and perishing creature I am. “David having celebrated his victories over some of his enemies, and extolled the mercy and goodness of God, to whom he ascribed the achievement of them, now proceeds to request a... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will sing a new song unto thee_ When thou hast granted this my request, Psalms 144:7, which I know assuredly thou wilt do. _He giveth salvation to kings_ Who are not preserved by their own power or prudence, but by God's special providence, which, for the public good of the world, watcheth over t... [ Continue Reading ]
_Rid me, and deliver me_, &c. “Prayer is again made for a continuance of God's favour, and a complete victory over every enemy; the happy consequences of which, in the establishment of Israel and the prosperity of Jerusalem, are described.” _That our sons_, &c. This mercy I ask not only for my own s... [ Continue Reading ]
_Happy is that people that is in such a case_ The fathers, with many others, have supposed these wishes for _sons, daughters, corn, sheep, oxen_, &c., to be uttered by the _strange children_, the aliens and idolaters, mentioned Psalms 144:11, but there is no reason for such a supposition. The good t... [ Continue Reading ]