The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 144:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings. There has always been a belief, especially in the East, that "a divinity doth hedge a king." Saul himself was regarded by David as sacrosanct, and to kill him, even at his own request, was a sacrilege (2 Samuel 1:14-16).

Who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. David speaks of himself by name, not only here, but in Psalms 18:50; 2 Samuel 7:26.

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