Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Kings 1:29

"And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity," — 1 Kings 1:29 (ASV)

As the Lord lives, that has redeemed my soul. —A characteristic adjuration of David, found also in 2 Samuel 4:9; but now particularly appropriate in the old man, who was so near the haven of rest, after all the storms of life. O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer, is the climax of his address to God, as the Creator of all things and the ruler of all men, in Psalm 19:14.