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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 109:1
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Hold not thy peace, etc.] Or be not as a deaf or dumb man, or like one that turns a deaf ear and will give no answer; so the Lord seems to his people when he does not give an immediate answer to their prayers, and does not arise to help them; he seems to have forsaken them, and to stand at a distance from them; nor does he avenge them of their enemies; it is the Messiah, as man, that puts up this petition, and it agrees with (<192202>Psalm 22:2). O God of my praise; worthy of all praise, because of the perfections of his nature, and for the mercies he bestows; and is and ought to be the constant object of the praise of his people, and was the object of the praise of Christ; (see <192222>Psalm 22:22,55), who praised him for his wonderful formation as man, having such a holy human nature, so suitable to his divine Person, and so fit for the service of his people; for his preservation from his enemies, and the deliverance of him from death and the grave, by his resurrection; for hearing his petitions, and for the special grace bestowed on his people; (see <19D914>Psalm 139:14 118:21,22) (<431141>John 11:41,42 <401125>Matthew 11:25,26). Or, “O God of my glorying f1552”; in whom he gloried, of whom he boasted; as he often with exultation spoke of him as his God and Father: or, “the God that praises me”; for his praise was not of men, but of God, who by a voice from heaven declared him his beloved Son, in whom he was well pleased, (<400317>Matthew 3:17 17:5).
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