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Psalms 144:10

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 144:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
Psalms 144:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 144

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens;
8Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
13[When] our garners are full, affording all manner of store, [And] our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“It is he that giveth salvation unto kings - Margin, “Victory.” The Hebrew word means “salvation,” but it is used here in the sense of deliverance or rescue. Even “kings,” with all their armies, have no hope but in God. They seem to be the most powerful of men, but they are, like all other people, wholly dependent on him for deliverance from danger. David thus recognizes his own entire dependence. Though a king in the divine purpose and in fact, yet he had no power but as derived from God; he had no hope of deliverance but in him. It is implied further that God might as readily be supposed to be willing to interpose in behalf of kings as of other people when their cause was right, and when…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“that giveth: Psa 18:50, Psa 33:16-18; Sa2 5:19-25, Sa2 8:6-14; Kg2 5:1 salvation: or, victory, Isa 45:1-6; Jer 27:6-8 who delivereth: Psa 140:7; Sa1 17:45, Sa1 17:46; Sa2 21:16, Sa2 21:17 Psalms 144:11”
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