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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 84 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Of "gittith", [See comments on Psalms 8:1]. The Targum renders it here, as there, "to praise upon the harp that was brought from Gath;'' and of the sons of Korah, [See comments on Psalms 42:1] and the argument of this psalm is thought to be much the same with that and Psalms 43:1. It was, very probably,...
John Gill
Behold, O God our shield,.... Which may be considered either as the character of God, who is addressed, who was David's shield, and the shield of his people, to protect and defend them from their enemies, and is the shield of all the saints; this favour encompasses them as a shield, and his truth is their shield and buckler; his veracity and faithfulness, in keeping covenant and promises; and so...
Matthew Henry
Though David's name be not in the title of this psalm, yet we have reason to think he was the penman of it, because it breathes so much of his excellent spirit and is so much like the sixty-third psalm which was penned by him; it is supposed that David penned this psalm when he was forced by Absalom's rebellion to quit his city, which he lamented his absence from, not so much because it was the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. Jesus is the “shield” of his people, and he is “anointed” for his people and there is, in Jesus, so much of all that is good that, when the Father looks upon us in him, he can see goodness even in us poor sinners, for the goodness of Christ overflows to us, and is accounted ours.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. We hold up Christ before his Father, and say to him, — “Him, and then the sinner see; Look through Jesus’ wounds on me.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. Look upon the face of Christ, O God, for he is “thine Anointed” ! “Him, and then the sinner see; Look through Jesus’ wounds on me.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. See what a rise there is in the music here, from “Hear my prayer,” to “Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.” “When thou canst not look on me, look on thine Anointed.” “Him, and then the sinner see, Look through Jesus’ wounds on...