Psalm 144

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:7

Send thine hand from above ,.... From the high heavens, as the Targum; that is, exert and display thy power in my deliverance, and in the destruction of my enemies; as follows: rid me, and deliver me out of great waters ; out of great afflictions, which, for quantity and quality, are like many waters, overflowing and overwhelming; see Isaiah 43:2 ; or out of the hands of enemies, many, mighty, and strong, whom he compares to waters; as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech observe: and so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:8

Whose mouth speaketh vanity ,.... Vain words, lies, flatteries, and deceit, Psalm 12:2 ; when they speak loftily of themselves, and contemptuously of others; when they deliver out threatenings against some, and make fair promises to others; it is all vanity, and comes to nothing; and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood ; their strength and power to perform what they boast of, threaten, or promise, is fallacious, is mere weakness, and cannot effect anything; or their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:9

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God ,.... The author of his being, the Father of mercies, temporal and spiritual, and therefore to him praise is always due; a new song of praise is to be sung for new mercies; and as these are new every morning, and are renewed day by day, new songs should be sung continually: or this is a song suited to New Testament times, in which all things are become new; there is a new covenant of grace; and a new and living way to the throne of grace; a newly slain... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:10

It is he that giveth salvation to kings ,.... Which is the reason of singing the new song to the Lord, or this is the matter of it. The Lord is the Preserver of men and beasts, the Saviour of all men, and especially of them that believe; who are in a spiritual sense kings and priests unto God; and in a temporal sense he saves high and low, rich and poor: but there is a particular providence respecting kings; who, as they are the powers ordained of God, and are his vicegerents on earth, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:11

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children ,.... This is repeated from Psalm 144:7 ; and is done to show the vehemency and importunity of the request, and the danger David was in, and his sense of it; See Gill on Psalm 144:7 ; whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood . See Gill on Psalm 144:8 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:12

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth ,.... The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read, "whose sons are as plants", &c.; as if this and what follows were a description of the families, estates, substance, and outward happiness of wicked men, the enemies of David, the strange children he desired to be delivered from, agreeably to Job 21:7 ; and if the word "saying", or "who say", be supplied, as by some F15 So Schmidt. , and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:13

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store ,.... Or "our corners" F19 מזוינו "anguli nostri", Pagninus, Vatablus, Cocceius, Michaelis. , the corners of their houses, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi; the nooks that were in them might be full of provisions for the supply of the family; or that their barns and granaries might be full of all kind of corn, as wheat, rye, barley, &c.; which might be sufficient from year to year, as the Targum; plenty of all food is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:14

That our oxen may be strong to labour ,.... To draw carriages, to plough with, and to tread out the corn: or "may be burdened" F23 מסבלים "onusti", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus; "onerarii", so some in Vatablus; "onerati", Schmidt; "loden", Ainsworth, ; fit to carry burdens; or burdened with flesh, be plump and fat, and in good condition to work; or burdened with young, as some F24 So Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 295. understand it, and then it must be meant of cows,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 144:15

Happy is that people that is in such a case ,.... Whose families are in good order and behave well; who enjoy plenty of all good things; whose flocks and herds increase, and who live in peace and prosperity; these are temporal blessings highly valuable, and for which those who have them should be thankful, as being happy in comparison of others that are destitute of them, Deuteronomy 28:3 ; and especially who besides these are blessed with spiritual blessings, signified by them, and of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 144

The psalmist praises God for his goodness, Psalm 144:1 , Psalm 144:2 . Exclamations relative to the vanity of human life, Psalm 144:3 , Psalm 144:4 . He prays against his enemies, Psalm 144:5-8 ; and extols God's mercy for the temporal blessings enjoyed by his people, Psalm 144:9-15 . The Hebrew, and all the Versions, attribute this Psalm to David. The Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic, term it, A Psalm of David against Goliath. The Syriac says, "A Psalm of David when he... read more

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