as plants: Psalms 115:14-15, Psalms 127:4-5, Psalms 128:3; Isaiah 44:3-5; Lamentations 4:2
as corner stones: Job 42:15; Proverbs 31:10-27; Isaiah 3:16-24
polished: Heb. cut
the similitude: Song of Solomon 8:8-9; 1 Peter 3:3-6
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Psalms 144:12
Psalms 144:12
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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 144:1-15Psalms 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,…Psalms 144:1-15Psalms 144:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryWhat the goodness of God does for me and in me.
This psalm is a string of quotations, mostly from Psalms 18:1-50; as any reference Bible will show; and as that psalm is almost undisputedly one of David's composition,…
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