Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
David wrote this psalm not as a royal command for his own glory, but as a teacher giving the Church a common form of prayer, that God's kingdom, which He Himself erected, might continue safe and prosperous. The occasion may have been a particular battle, but the Spirit's design was to deliver a standing prayer for all God's people.
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Commenting on Psalm 20:1-9
We live and learn, and earnest prayer leads to assured confidence. The Church pleaded for Christ's victory, and now by faith she sees Him saved by the omnipotent arm, ordained before all worlds and anointed by the Spirit Himself. What encouragement for pleading saints, that God's holiness and power both come to our rescue.
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When God pours out a spirit of prayer upon a people, it bodes well for them. David knew the Lord would save His anointed because the faithful had stirred themselves to pray; God hears not by letter or word, but by the saving strength of His right hand, by what He actually does.
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Commenting on Psalm 20:6-9