19. Then thou spokest in vision to thy holy one. The holy one here meant may be either David or Nathan the prophet, but
most probably the latter, for it was to him that the word of the Lord came by
night (2 Samuel 7:4–5). God condescends to employ his gracious ministers to be
the means of communication between himself and his favored ones. I have lain help upon one that is mighty. The Lord has made David a mighty man of
valor, and now he covenants to make him the helper and defender of the Jewish
state. In a far fuller sense the Lord Jesus is essentially and immeasurably
mighty, and on him the salvation of his people rests by divine appointment. I have exalted one chosen out of the people. David was God’s elect, elect out
of the people, as one of themselves, and elect to the highest position in the
state. In his extraction, election, and exaltation, he was a type of the Lord
Jesus. Whom God exalts let us exalt.
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