Some trust in chariots and some 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
Chariots and horses made a great show in David's day, yet the discerning eye of faith sees more in an invisible God than in all these glittering engines of war. How many who name the Lord's name are still abjectly dependent on an arm of flesh, as if they had never known Jehovah at all. Jesus, be thou alone our rock; never may we mar the simplicity of our faith by creature confidence.
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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