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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 74:12
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For God is my King of old, etc.] Or “but God”, or “verily God”, etc. f1057; for these words contain the church’s consolation under all the above melancholy circumstances, taken from what God was, and had been to her, even Christ, who is God over all; he was her King by the constitution and designation of his Father, and so he had been of old, even from everlasting; for so early was he set up as King; and he had in all ages been exercising his kingly office for the good of his church, and continued to do so; and this was her comfort, and is the comfort of saints in the worst of times, that Zion’s King reigneth, (see <194601>Psalm 46:1-3,5,7 97:1 <235207> Isaiah 52:7) working salvation in the midst of the earth; it is “salvations” f1058 in the plural number, and means both spiritual and eternal salvation, which the Lord has wrought out; and is continually applying to his people; and temporal salvation, which the Lord has been and is daily working out; he continually protecting his people, and saving them from their enemies, and delivering them out of their afflictions and temptations; and which the church considers and improves into an argument to encourage her faith, and expect the time when her walls would be salvation, and her gates praise; and she should have reason to say, now is come salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ; and give him all the glory of it; (see <236018>Isaiah 60:18 <661210>Revelation 12:10 19:1), which salvation, as it has been, so will be wrought in the midst of the earth; meaning not in the midst of the land of Judea, or in Judea, the middle of the world, but openly and publicly in all the earth; though Cyril of Jerusalem says f1059 Golgotha is the midst of the earth, where Christ suffered and wrought out salvation; and that it is here referred to.
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