“ Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. ”
Grant thee according to thine own heart - According to thy wishes; according to the desires of thy heart. And fulfil all thy counsel - All that thou hast designed or undertaken in the matter;...
XX. A prayer for deliverance from national disaster, changing (probably after the sacrifice has been offered) into confidence at Psalms 20:6 ; Now know I, etc. The mention of a king or anointed on...
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. Grant thee according to thine own heart - May God give thee whatsoever thou art setting thy heart upon, and accomplish all thy des...
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. Grant thee. The gracious answer to this is joyfully acknowledged, Psalms 21:2 . The desire of Israel's king was for divin...
This and the following Ps. form a closely connected pair. The one is a prayer for a king going out to battle, and the other is a thanksgiving for his triumphant return. Both have the same title. Ther...
Psalms 20:1-9 THIS is a battle song followed by a chant of victory. They are connected in subject and probably in occasion, but fight and triumph have fallen dim to us, though we can still feel ho...
the Saving Strength of God's Right Hand Psalms 20:1-9 This may have been written on such an occasion as 2 Samuel 10:1-19 . The prayer of the soldiers, Psalms 20:1-4 . Ready, drawn up for...
This and the next psalms are certainly closely connected. The first is the prayer of the people on behalf of the king as he goes forth to battle. The first five verses were sung in chorus and express...
God the Father promised to be with his Christ through the whole of his undertaking. Psalms 89:22 , etc. But observe how the church hath an eye to the merits of Jesus's obedience and sacrifice. And w...
Psalms 19 Proper Psalm for Christmas Day ( Morning ). Psalms 19-21 = Day 4 ( Morning ).
Grant thee according to thine own heart ,.... Which is to see his seed, the travail of his soul, and to have the pleasure of the Lord prosper in his hand; to have all his people called, preserved, a...
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. Ver. 4. Grant thee according to thine own heart ] David's heart was according to God's heart (otherwise this had not been a war...
Send thee help from the sanctuary Either from heaven, as it is expressed Psalms 20:6 ; or, rather, from the tabernacle in Zion, where the ark then was; toward which the Israelites directed their p...
Petitions against Sin. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. 1 The L ORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the na...
According to thine own heart, i.e. that good success which thy heart desires. All thy counsels; thy present design for God, and for his and thy people.
The Leading Intercessor Speaks To The People By Way Of Intercession ( Psalms 20:1-4 ). We note here the singular ‘you'. The reference is probably to the whole people seen as one. Or it may be spok...
INTRODUCTION “This is evidently a liturgical psalm, and was intended originally, it would seem, to be sung on behalf of a king who was about to go forth to war against his enemies. As the king stand...
The 20 th Psalm is a prayer for the King; not only for David or Solomon, but for «great David's greater Son,» the true King of the Church. As if the Church saw Jesus going forth to his work, she offe...
Psalms 20:1 . The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. We read in Psalms 83 . that nearly all the surrounding nations, after David was made king, entered into a league to demolish the Jewish nat...
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. A battle prayer This, it is believed, is the battle prayer or litany which was solemnly chanted in the sanctuary on the eve of the great expedition to...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm seems to have been composed for a special occasion, when David was about to proceed on an expedition against a foreign enemy. It is liturgical, and written to be recited...
Prayer in Time of War. To the chief musician, a psalm of David, evidently composed to be sung by the Tabernacle chorus while the king and his army were in the field, the purpose being to implore J...
1 John 5:14 ; 1 John 5:15 ; John 11:42 ; John 16:23 ; Matthew 21:22 ; Proverbs 11:23 ; Psalms 145:19 ; Psalms 21:2 ; Psalms 37:4 ; Romans 8:27 ; Romans 8:28