O LORD, save the king! May he answer us when we call.
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
The whole congregation joins the cry: God save King Jesus. His deliverance is secured; ours follows as His seed. So we shout with full heart, the prayer of the whole Psalm burning in that one request.
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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