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<p class="tab-1">It is the will of God that prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings, should be made, in special manner, for kings and all in authority. This psalm is a prayer, and the next a thanksgiving, for the king. David was a martial prince, much in war. Either this psalm was penned upon occasion of some particular expedition of his, or, in general, as a form to be used in the daily service of the church for him. In this psalm we may observe, I. What it is they beg of God for the king, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.1-Ps.20.4" href="/passage/?search=Ps.20.1-Ps.20.4">Ps. 20:1-4</a>. II. With what assurance they beg it. The people triumph (<a class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.5" href="/passage/?search=Ps.20.5">Ps. 20:5</a>), the prince (<a class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.6" href="/passage/?search=Ps.20.6">Ps. 20:6</a>), both together (<a class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.7,Ps.20.8" href="/passage/?search=Ps.20.7,Ps.20.8"><span class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.7">Ps. 20:7</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.8">8</span></a>), and so he concludes with a prayer to God for audience, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.20.9" href="/passage/?search=Ps.20.9">Ps. 20:9</a>. In this, David may well be looked upon as a type of Christ, to whose kingdom and its interests among men the church was, in every age, a hearty well-wisher.</p>
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