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5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. …
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)The title of this psalm tells us both who penned it and upon what occasion it was penned. David, being forced to flee from his country, which was made too hot for him by the rage of Saul, sought shelter as near it as he could, in the land of the Philistines. There it was soon discovered who he was, and he was brought before the king, who, in the narrative, is called Achish (his proper name), here…
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