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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 20 To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. This psalm is thought, by some, to be written by David, on account of himself, and as a form to be used by the people for him, when he was about to go to war; particularly with the Ammonites and Syrians, 2 Samuel 10:6; mention being made of chariots in it, Psalms 20:7; of which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble,.... All the days of Christ were days of trouble; he was a brother born for adversity; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with griefs; he had his own sorrows, and he bore the griefs of others; he was persecuted by Herod in his infancy; he was tempted by Satan in the wilderness; he was harassed by the Scribes...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
It is the will of God that prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings, should be made, in special manner, for kings and all in authority. This psalm is a prayer, and the next a thanksgiving, for the king. David was a martial prince, much in war. Either this psalm was penned upon occasion of some particular expedition of his, or, in general, as a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; And so it came to pass; in that dread night in Gethsemane, Jesus “was heard in that he feared.” The God of wrestling Jacob heard the cries of his dear Son, and defended him, or supported him, as it is in the marginal reading.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; — This is a prayer for David, a prayer for Jesus, and a prayer for every child of God: “Jehovah hear thee in the day of trouble.” What dost thou want? Remember that the Lord gives thee this promise, “Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. All loyal subjects pray for their king, and most certainly citizens of Zion have good cause to pray for the Prince of Peace. In times of conflict loving subjects redouble their pleas, and surely in the sorrows of our Lord his church could not but be in earnest. All the Saviour's days were days of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Send thee help from the sanctuary,.... Meaning either from the tabernacle, the holy place, where was the ark, the symbol of the divine Presence; or rather heaven, the habitation of God's holiness unless the same is meant by it as by Zion, in the next clause, the church of God, from whence he sends the rod of his strength; and strengthen thee out...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; And you know how there came, from yonder heavenly Jerusalem, an angel strengthening him. The celestial messenger stood. at his side amidst the gloom of the olive garden, and brought him comfort and succor from God’s right hand. His earnest prayers. his deepening groans, Were heard...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Send thee help from the sanctuary, — “Help from the holy place, help from the sprinkled blood, help from the mercy-seat, help from the golden pot that had the manna, help from Aaron’s rod that budded, help from him that shone between the cherubim, — send thee help from the Holy of Holies,” — Psa_20:2. And strengthen thee out of Zion; — That is to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Remember all thy offerings,.... The spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise which Christ, as the great High Priest, offers up for his people; or which they offer by him, and are acceptable to God through him, by virtue of the incense of his mediation; or the offering up of himself, which answers to, and is the body, the sum and substance, of all...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. And so he did; there was never such acceptance given to any burnt sacrifice as was given to our Divine Lord when he covered up himself.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. This God did to his dear Son, and this he is prepared to do to all his people. Whenever we give anything to the cause of God, we ought to do it with all that solemnity and all that willingness which was seen in God’s own people in the olden time; remembering that it is to him we...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Grant thee according to thine own heart,.... Which is to see his seed, the travail of his soul, and to have the pleasure of the Lord prosper in his hand; to have all his people called, preserved, and glorified; and fulfil all thy counsel; whatever was agreed upon in the council and covenant of peace between him and his Father, relating to his own...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel. Is it not written, “Prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised”? Here, then, is a suitable prayer for you to present on behalf of the Lord Jesus,— that God would grant him according to his own heart, and fulfill all his counsel.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel. We cannot pray this for everybody. We do pray it for Christ, and we pray it for the Lord’s sanctified people, that he may grant them the desire of their heart, and fulfill their counsel.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
We will rejoice in thy salvation,.... That is, "so will we", c. or "that we may" (p), c. or "let us" these words, with what follow, point at the end of the church's requests, and what she resolved to do upon the accomplishment of the above things for instance, she would rejoice in the salvation of the Messiah; meaning either the salvation and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
We will rejoice in thy salvation, Come, brothers and sisters, let us make this verse true; and even if we have anything to sigh over, let us lay it aside while we now devote ourselves to the happy work of rejoicing in the glorious salvation of our Lord and King.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions. Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen:...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions. What a wonderful prayer this is! May it be granted to each of you! “The Lord fulfill all thy petitions.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now know I that the Lord saveth his Anointed,.... Not David, though he was the anointed of the God of Jacob, and was anointed with material oil to be king of Israel by Samuel, at the express order of God himself; but David is not here speaking of himself, nor the church of him, but of the Messiah; anointed by Jehovah king over his holy hill of...