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He will send from heaven, and save me, He rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his lovingkindness and his truth.
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Help Comes from Heaven
Commentators consistently explain that when David says God will "send from heaven," he is expressing confidence in a divine, supernatural rescue. When earthly solutions and refuges fail, God's help is not limited by human means. As John Calvin notes, this points to a miraculous intervention, assuring believers that God's power to save is limitless and comes directly from His throne.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall send from heaven - That is, from himself; or, he will interpose to save me. The psalmist does not say “how” he expected th…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall send ... —The selah in the middle of this verse is as much out of place as in Psalm 55:19. The Septuagint places…
Baptist
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. …
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16th Century
Protestant
He shall send from heaven, and save me. David, as I have repeatedly had occasion to observe, interlaces his prayers with holy meditations …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall send from heaven, and save me His angel, as the Targum adds; or his angels, as Kimchi; who are ministering …
All David's dependence is upon God. The most eminent believers often need to repeat the publican's prayer, God be merciful to me a sinner.…
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