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Psalms 140:7 - Exposition

O God the Lord . In the Hebrew, "Jehovah Adonai"—a comparatively rare address. The strength of my salvation . The solid strength upon which I ground all my hopes of salvation (comp. Psalms 89:26 ). Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle . In past combats thou hast protected me, as with a shield ( Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 33:20 ), wherefore I put the greater trust in thee for the future. The "head" is mentioned as one of the chief vital parts.

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Psalms 140:7 - Exposition

Psalms 140:7 - Exposition

The Pulpit Commentary

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