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A Promise Pointing to Christ
Commentators agree that this final verse looks beyond David to his ultimate 'seed,' Jesus Christ. The promise of God's lovingkindness 'for evermore' points to the perpetual kingdom of the Messiah. As Matthew Henry notes, all of David's hopes, like ours, should ultimately conclude in the 'great Redeemer.'
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 22:51
19th Century
Bishop
He is the tower of salvation. —This translation follows the margin of the Hebrew. The text is found in the ancient versions and in…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 22:51
17th Century
Pastor
[He is] the tower of salvation for his king: and shows
mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his see…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 22:1–51
17th Century
Minister
This chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards very similar to Psalm 18. Those who trust God in the way of duty will find him a present h…