47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
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He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. …
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-51)Let us observe, in this song of praise, I. How David adores God, and gives him the glory of his infinite perfections. There is none like him, nor any to be compared with him (2 Sam. 22:32): Who is God, save the Lord ? All others that are adored as deities are counterfeits and pretenders. None is to be relied on but he. Who is a rock, save our God ? They are dead, but the Lord liveth , 2 Sam. 22:47…
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