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For your servant David`s sake, Don`t turn away the face of your anointed one.
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A Plea Based on Promise
Commentators explain that the plea "for your servant David's sake" is not an appeal to David's personal perfection but to God's covenant and promises made with him. This teaches that our confidence before God rests on His faithfulness to His promises, not on our own merit. The request is for God to remember His covenant.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For your servant David’s sake - Because of the promise made to him, and because of the zeal which he has shown in securing a place …
19th Century
Anglican
These are the words that the chronicler (2 Chronicles 6:41–42) attributes to Solomon at the dedication of the Temple. Some think that t…
Baptist
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for jo…
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16th Century
Protestant
Regarding the phrase For your servant David’s sake, etc., some would connect the first part of the verse with the preceding. Without offer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For your servant David's sake Not for any virtues, or excellencies or merits, of David, literally understood; rather…
David bound himself to find a place for the Lord, for the ark, the symbol of God's presence. When work is to be done for the Lord, it is good to co…
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