But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
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Gill's Exposition
But the king shall rejoice in God,.... Not Saul, as R. Obadiah; as if David wished him well, and that he might have reason to rejoice in God, though he sought his hurt; which sense is rejected by Abea…
Barnes' Notes
But the king shall rejoice in God - This passage, as was remarked in the Introduction to the psalm, shows that this psalm could not have been composed in the time of Saul, since the title king was not…
David, having expressed his desires towards God and his praises of him, here expresses his confidence in him and his joyful expectations from him (Psa 63:7): In the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice,…
Cambridge Bible
But the king The connexion is unintelligible unless the king is identified with the Psalmist, whose enemies are destroyed. Cp. Psa 61:6 ff.
that sweareth by him Grammatically -him" may refer to the…
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