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I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
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Praise is Meant to be Public
All commentators agree that David is not promising a quiet, private thank you, but a formal, public declaration of God's goodness. This praise was to happen "in the great congregation," the assembly of God's people for worship. This was a customary practice for those who had been delivered from significant danger.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will give thee thanks ... - That is, when I am delivered I will publicly express my gratitude and joy. Compare Psalms 22:25;[Refe…
16th Century
Protestant
I will magnify thee in the great congregation. In this verse, David again commits to giving thanks to God for all His goodness, since the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation This is the resolution the psalmist came unto; the promise he made…
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Though the people of God are, and strive to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David pra…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Unjust witnesses, rising up. This is the beginning of the second part. Previously, the psalmist asked for the wicked to be drive…
