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21Thou shalt increase{H8686)} my greatness, and comfort{H8762)} me on every side{H8735)}.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-24)David is here in a holy transport of joy and praise, arising from his faith and hope in God; we have both together Ps. 71:14; where there is a sudden and remarkable change of his voice; his fears are all silenced, his hopes raised, and his prayers turned into thanksgivings. “Let my enemies say what they will, to drive me to despair, I will hope continually , hope in all conditions, in the most clo…
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