Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
David could have given thanks to God in private, but he testified publicly that whatever blessings God conferred upon him redounded to the common good of all His people. Yet above all, the Holy Spirit directs our minds here to Christ, who was the end and perfection of this kingdom, teaching us we cannot be saved except under the Head God Himself appointed.
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Commenting on Psalm 21:1-13
Immanuel once bore the cross; now He bears the palm. The Father has glorified the Son with a glory no earthly king can match, not Solomon in all his splendour could compare with this once-despised Man of Nazareth. The whole weight of sin was laid upon Him; it is but right that the full measure of glory for bearing it away should rest upon that same beloved person.
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David made God's strength his confidence and God's salvation his joy, not the success of armies. Happy the people whose king trusts God to bear him out in all he does for the service of His kingdom. Our Lord Jesus, in His great undertaking, relied upon help from heaven and pleased Himself with the prospect of that great salvation He was thereby to work out.
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Commenting on Psalm 21:1-6