You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
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
"Thou hast given him his heart's desire." That desire he ardently pursued when he was on earth, both by his prayer, his actions, and his suffering; he manifested that his heart longed to redeem his people, and now in heaven he has his desire granted him, for he sees his beloved coming to be with him where he is.
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