Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Ver. 50. Great deliverance giveth he to his king] In Samuel it is, He is the tower of salvation for his king. This tower is Messias, say the Jewish doctors, Qui est turris salutis. Oh that those poor creatures would once run to that strong tower and be safe.
To David and to his seed for evermore] That is, to Christ (who was made of the seed of David, according to the flesh, Romans 1:3 Act 13:23), and to all faithful Christians, who are called Christ's seed, Isaiah 53:10 Psalms 72:17. Filiabitur nomine eius, the name of Christ shall endure for ever, it shall be begotten as one generation is begotten of another; there shall be a succession of it to the world's end.