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49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest{H8738)} unto David in thy truth?
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. …
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 38-52)In these verses we have, I. A very melancholy complaint of the present deplorable state of David’s family, which the psalmist thinks hard to be reconciled to the covenant God made with David. “Thou saidst thou wouldst not take away thy lovingkindness, but thou hast cast off .” Sometimes, it is no easy thing to reconcile God’s providences with his promises, and yet we are sure they are reconcilable…
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