Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
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
Contrasts frequently bring out the truth vividly, and here the church sets forth the creature confidences of carnal men in contrast with her reliance upon the Prince Immanuel and the invisible Jehovah. "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses." Chariots and horses make an imposing show, and with their rattling, and dust, and fine caparisons, make so great a figure that vain man is...
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