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Note the advance in verse 17 over verse 9. In verse 9 David
says, `I will wait', but at the close he says, `I will sing' (verse
17). Further, whilst in verse 10 he says, `The God of my mercy
shall prevent me', in verse 17 he adds to the words, `for God is
my defence', the words `and my mercy'.
God was not only David's `strength' but his `mercy'. He
(David) was `set on high', i.e. lifted above the conspiracy of his
foes.
Well may we sing :
` O my Redeemer, what a Friend Thou art to me,
O what a Refuge I have found in Thee'.
Or, in perhaps better known words :
` All my trust on Thee is stayed,
All my help from Thee I bring.
Cover my defenceless head
With the shadow of Thy wing'.
10.
`We will make mention of the name of the LORD our God'
(Psa. 20:7 R.V.).
When dealing with the great promise that the Lord will be the
`defence' of His people, we quoted more than one passage in
which this `defence' and `refuge' was associated with His
`Name'. The Companion Bible draws attention to three
occurrences of the `Name' in Psalm 20, and refers to them as
follows :