My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
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Gill's Exposition
My goodness,.... Not only good, but goodness itself; the donor of all the blessings of goodness to him; the author of all goodness in him; the provider of all goodness for him, laid up to be used…
Barnes' Notes
My goodness - Margin, “my mercy.” That is, He shows me mercy or favor. All the favors that I receive come from him. And my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer - See the notes at Psa 18:2, where…
Here, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations to him, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are…
Cambridge Bible
Cp. Psa 18:2; Psa 18:47, and notes there.
My goodness Rather, my lovingkindness, a bold expression for the God of my lovingkindness(Psa 59:10; Psa 59:17), to denote Jehovah as the sum and source of…
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