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39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
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For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. …
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. …
Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-50)In these verses, I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made him triumph over those who thought to triumph over him. When we set ourselves to praise God for one mercy we must be led by that to observe the many more with which we have been compassed about, and f…
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