Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
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Gill's Exposition
Then will I go unto the altar of God,.... Which was in the tabernacle, either of burnt offerings, or of incense, there to offer up the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for mercies received. The…
Barnes' Notes
Then will I go unto the altar of God - The altar on Mount Zion, where sacrifices were offered: 2Sa 6:17. The meaning is, that he would again unite with others in the public and customary worship of…
David here makes application to God, by faith and prayer, as his judge, his strength, his guide, his joy, his hope, with suitable affections and expressions.
I. As his Judge, his righteous Judge, who…
Cambridge Bible
Then will I go Or, That I may come (Psa 42:2).
unto God my exceeding joy Even unto the God of my gladsome rejoicing. God Himself is the goal of pilgrimage: the altar is but the means of approaching…
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