How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
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Gill's Exposition
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God,.... Which has appeared to men and not angels, to some and not others; to the chief of sinners, who are by nature children of wrath as others; in choosing,…
Barnes' Notes
How excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew: “precious.” The word used here is one that would be applicable to precious stones 1Ki 10:2, 1Ki 10:10-11; or to the more costly kind of stones employed in…
David, having looked round with grief upon the wickedness of the wicked, here looks up with comfort upon the goodness of God, a subject as delightful as the former was distasteful and very proper to…
Cambridge Bible
How excellent How precious (R.V.). It is the Psalmist's treasure. Cp. Psa 139:17.
O God The substitution of Godfor Jehovahis significant. The Psalmist is speaking of a love which extends beyond the…
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