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He asked life of you, you gave it to him, Even length of days forever and ever.
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God Gives More Than We Ask
Commentators note that the king, likely David, prayed for his life when facing mortal danger. God not only answered by preserving him but gave him something far greater: the promise of an enduring legacy ('length of days for ever and ever'). This illustrates a powerful principle: God often responds to our prayers with blessings that exceed our original requests and expectations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
For ever and ever. — This is merely a term for indefinite length. (Compare the common salutation of a king: [Refe…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him Both for himself, as man, when he was about to die, that he might …
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
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…
