"To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David." The king shall (a) joy in
thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he
rejoice!
(a) When he will overcome his enemies, and so be assured of his
calling.... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou (b) preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou
settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
(b) You declared your liberal favour toward him before he prayed.... [ Continue Reading ]
(c) He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him, [even] length
of days for ever and ever.
(c) David not only obtained life, but also assurance that his
posterity would reign forever.... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou hast made him most (d) blessed for ever: thou hast made him
exceeding glad with thy countenance.
(d) You have made him your blessings to others, and a perpetual
example of your favour forever.... [ Continue Reading ]
(e) Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall
find out those that hate thee.
(e) Here he describes the power of Christ's kingdom against the
enemies of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the
LORD shall swallow them up in his (f) wrath, and the fire shall devour
them.
(f) This teaches us patiently to endure the cross till God destroys
the adversary.... [ Continue Reading ]
For they (g) intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous
device, [which] they are not able [to perform].
(g) They laid as it were their nets to make God's power bend to their
wicked enterprises.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore shalt thou make them (h) turn their back, [when] thou shalt
make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.
(h) As a mark to shoot at.... [ Continue Reading ]
(i) Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing
and praise thy power.
(i) Maintain your Church against your adversaries that we may have
ample opportunity to praise your Name.... [ Continue Reading ]