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Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one, Your splendor and your majesty.
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Christ, the Mighty King
Commentators unanimously identify the "mighty one" in this verse as the Messiah, Jesus Christ. He is portrayed not only as a figure of grace but as a powerful, conquering King. The command to "gird thy sword" introduces His divine strength and authority, which He uses to establish His kingdom and overcome all spiritual enemies.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh - That is, arm or prepare yourself for battle and conquest. The Messiah is introduced here as a conqu…
19th Century
Anglican
Gird your sword ... O most mighty. —Or, perhaps, Gird on your sword in hero guise; or, Gird on your hero’s s…
Baptist
Therefore God has blessed you forever. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty.
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16th Century
Protestant
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh. Here Solomon is praised both for his warlike valor, which strikes terror into his enemies, and for his virt…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Gird your sword upon [your] thigh, O [most] mighty As Christ is, the mighty God, even the Almighty, and which appear…
The psalmist's tongue was guided by the Spirit of God, just as the pen is by the hand of a ready writer. This psalm is touching the King Jesus, His…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. You are beautiful above the sons of men. The opening could refer to Christ’s divinity in one sense, but here the praise of …
