I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Whether David or Solomon wrote this Psalm matters less than what it does: it places God in remembrance of His covenant promise that His house and kingdom shall never fail. The faithful here plead His constancy, not their own merit.
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Commenting on Psalm 132:1-18
I will abundantly bless her provision. It must be so. How can we be without a blessing when the Lord is among us? We live upon his word, we are clothed by his charity, we are armed by his power: all sorts of provision are in him, and how can they be otherwise than blessed? The provision is to be abundantly blessed; then it will be abundant and blessed.
These are precious promises, confirmed by an oath, that the heirs of them might have strong consolation, Heb 6:17, Heb 6:18. It is all one whether we take them as pleas urged in the prayer or as answers returned to the prayer; believers know how to make use of the promises both ways, with them to speak to God and in them to hear what...
Commenting on Psalm 132:11-18