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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 63:1
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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O God, thou [art] my God, etc.] Not by nature only, or by birth; not merely as an Israelite and son of Abraham; but by grace through Christ, and in virtue of an everlasting covenant, the blessings and promises of which were applied unto him; and he, by faith, could now claim his interest in them, and in his God as his covenant God; who is a God at hand and afar off, was his God in the wilderness of Judea, as in his palace at Jerusalem. The Targum is, “thou art my strength;” early will I seek thee; or “I will morning thee” f834; I will seek thee as soon as the morning appears; and so the Targum, “I will arise in the morning before thee;” it has respect to prayer in the morning, and to seeking God early, and in the first place; (see <190503>Psalm 5:3 55:17); or “diligently” f835; as a merchant seeks for goodly pearls, or other commodities suitable for him; so Aben Ezra suggests, as if the word was to be derived, not from rjç, “the morning”, but from rjs, “merchandise”; and those who seek the Lord both early and diligently shall find him, and not lose their labour, (<200204>Proverbs 2:4,5 8:17 <581106>Hebrews 11:6); my soul thirsteth for thee; after his word, worship, and ordinances; after greater knowledge of him, communion with him, and more grace from him; particularly after pardoning grace and justifying righteousness; (see <194201>
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