John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 23:2

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, etc.] The psalms and songs he composed were not the fruits of his own genius, but were written by him under the inspiration of the Spirit of God; by whom holy men of God, the penmen of the Scriptures, spoke, even as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, of whom David was one, being a prophet; (see <440116>Acts 1:16) (<440230>Acts 2:30); so the Targum here, “David spoke by the spirit of prophecy of the Lord:” or spake “in me” f375; what he spoke was first internally impressed upon his mind by the Spirit of God, and then he expressed it with his tongue, as follows: and his word [was] in my tongue; not only the matter of his psalms was indited by the Spirit of God, and suggested to his mind; but the very words in which they are delivered were given to him, and he was directed to make use of them, and did.

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