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6Thou wilt prolong{H8686)} the king's life: and his years as many generations.
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He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. …
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-8)In these verses we may observe, I. With what pleasure David looks back upon what God had done for him formerly (Ps. 61:5): Thou, O God! hast heard my vows , that is, 1. “The vows themselves which I made, and with which I bound my soul: thou hast taken notice of them; thou hast accepted them, because made in sincerity, and been well pleased with them; thou hast been mindful of them, and put me in m…
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