My goodness: or, mercy
my fortress: 2 Samuel 22:2-3, 2 Samuel 22:40-48; Jeremiah 16:19
who subdueth: Psalms 18:47, Psalms 110:3
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Psalms 144:2
Psalms 144:2
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Psalms 144 — OverviewPsalms 144 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe four preceding psalms seem to have been penned by David before his
accession to the crown, when he was persecuted by Saul; this seems to
have been penned afterwards, when he was still in trouble (for there is…Psalms 144 — OverviewPsalms 144 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 144:1, David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man; Psalms 144:5, He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies; Psalms 144:9, He promises to praise God; Psalms 144:11, He prays for…Psalms 144 — OverviewPsalms 144 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePsalm of David. This psalm was written by David; not on account of the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, by a spirit of prophecy, as Theodoret; but on his own account, after he was come to the throne,…Psalms 144:1-8Psalms 144:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations
to him, v. 1, 2. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a
thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are waiting upon God to
bless…Psalms 144:1-15Psalms 144:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
A PSALM in which praise and prayer are commingled. Almost certainly Davidic:
1. From the title.
2. From the style.
3. From the way in which David is mentioned in Psalms 144:10 (comp. Psalms 61:6; Psalms…Psalms 144:1-15Psalms 144:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryNational piety and prosperity.
The latter part of this psalm seems hardly to belong to the former; but looking at it in the light of the last verses, we regard it as an utterance which has in view, from first to last,…
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