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21But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. …
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-31)David, having denounced God’s wrath against his enemies, here takes God’s comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner, and without boasting. I. He pours out his complaint before God concerning the low condition he was in, which, probably, gave advantage to his enemies to insult over him: “ I am poor and needy , and therefore a proper object of pity, and one that needs and craves thy help.” 1.…
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