_THE LORD HEAR THEE IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE; THE NAME OF THE GOD OF JACOB DEFEND THEE;_ Israel's prayer for its anointed king in battle. So the Church's prayer for her Messiah's triumph. Psalms 20:1 and Ps Israel's prayer for its anointed king in battle. So the Church's prayer for her Messiah's triump... [ Continue Reading ]
_SEND THEE HELP FROM THE SANCTUARY, AND STRENGTHEN THEE OUT OF ZION;_ Help ... out of Zion. The help sought is on the ground of God's covenant with His people, whereof the sanctuary on Zion is the pledge. Zion is the destined seat of His throne (Psalms 2:6).... [ Continue Reading ]
_REMEMBER ALL THY OFFERINGS, AND ACCEPT THY BURNT SACRIFICE; SELAH._ Remember. The word "remember" х_ YIZKOR_ (H2142)] alludes to the portion of the meat offering (so _ MINCHOWT_ (H4503) "offerings," here expresses) taken for a 'memorial' unto the Lord ['azkaaraah], and burnt by the priest in the f... [ Continue Reading ]
_GRANT THEE ACCORDING TO THINE OWN HEART, AND FULFIL ALL THY COUNSEL._ Grant thee. The gracious answer to this is joyfully acknowledged, Psalms 21:2. The desire of Israel's king was for divine help in the battle with the foes of God's people. So the antitypical King, Messiah's own all-absorbing des... [ Continue Reading ]
_WE WILL REJOICE IN THY SALVATION, AND IN THE NAME OF OUR GOD WE WILL SET UP OUR BANNERS: THE LORD FULFIL ALL THY PETITIONS._ We will rejoice. From prayer he passes to the confident anticipation of faith. We shall be given by thee occasion to rejoice etc. From the form of the Hebrew [the appended H... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ Now know I. The people here speak as an ideal person in the singular. Probably in the temple this verse was sung as a solo; the next verse, wherein the plural "we" occur... [ Continue Reading ]
_SOME TRUST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME IN HORSES: BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR GOD._ Some (trust) in chariots - rather, omit "trust," which is not in the Hebrew, and make the same verb govern all the nouns in the sentence-`Some remember (i:e., glory in the remembrance of) chariots, and... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEY ARE BROUGHT DOWN AND FALLEN: BUT WE ARE RISEN, AND STAND UPRIGHT._ They are brought down and fallen. According to their objects of confidence respectively, so is the portion of the world and of the Church. Already faith sees the triumph of the godly and the overthrow of their enemies. WE AR... [ Continue Reading ]
_SAVE, LORD: LET THE KING HEAR US WHEN WE CALL._ SAVE, LORD. The renewed prayer has relation to Psalms 20:6, "the Lord saveth;" "Save Lord," Psalms 20:9; "he will hear him," Psalms 20:6; "let the king hear us," Psalms 20:9. As prayer led to the confident anticipation of faith there, so the anticipat... [ Continue Reading ]