He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
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Gill's Exposition
Also I will make him my firstborn,.... Or, "make him the firstborn"; make him great, as Jarchi interprets it; give him the blessing, the double portion of inheritance: so Christ is made most blessed…
Barnes' Notes
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father - He shall appeal to me, or come to me as a Father, and as his only hope and defense. My God - He shall come to me as God, and shall recognize me as his God,…
The covenant God made with David and his seed was mentioned before (Psa 89:3, Psa 89:4); but in these verses it is enlarged upon, and pleaded with God, for favour to the royal family, now almost sunk…
Cambridge Bible
The promise made to David on behalf of Solomon is here extended to David himself. For my God, and the rock of my salvationcp. Psa 18:2; Deu 32:15.
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