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He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He asked life of you - An expression similar to this occurs in (Psalms 61:5–6), For you, O God, have heard my vows;...You wi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For ever and ever. — This is merely a term for indefinite length. (Compare the common salutation of a king: [Refe…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

And because he lives, we shall live also; the…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He asked life from thee. This verse confirms what I have previously said, that this psalm is not to be limited to the person of any one ma…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him
Both for himself, as man, when he was about to die, that he might …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Happy the people whose king makes God's strength his confidence, and God's salvation his joy; who is pleased with all the advancements of God's kin…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the preceding psalm, a petition was made for the king’s exaltation; here, it is as though the psalmist, having been heard, now announc…

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