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4Thy seed will I establish{H8686)} for ever, and build up{H8804)} thy throne to all generations. Selah.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: …
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. …
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)The psalmist has a very sad complaint to make of the deplorable condition of the family of David at this time, and yet he begins the psalm with songs of praise; for we must, in every thing, in every state, give thanks; thus we must glorify the Lord in the fire. We think, when we are in trouble, that we get ease by complaining; but we do more—we get joy, by praising. Let our complaints therefore be…
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