John Trapp on Psalms 144:10

Verſ. 10 It is hee that giveth ſalvation (or victory) to kings] Ferdinand, Balth. Ex[illegible: 3 letters]. Val. Max. Chriſtian. p. 516. King of Arragon, ſending his ſon againſt the Florentines, thus beſpake him: Victoria mihi crede, non hominum diſci[illegible: 4 letters]is aut induſtria camparatus, ſed Dei O. M. [illegible: 1 span] arbitrio, De[illegible: 2 letters] igitur inprimis cole, in cum confide, a qua tum victorias [illegible: 1 span] quae que provenire dubi[illegible: 1 letter] procul eſt, &c. Beleeve mee, ſon, victories are not gotten by art or induſtry; but given of God.

Who delivereth David his ſervant] All Kings are Gods ſervants for the common good of mankinde, ſaith Plutarch: but David by a ſpecialty. Plut. [non-Latin text not transcribed].

From the hurtfull ſword] Of Goliah, ſaith the Chaldee; and of all his other enemies: for (as it was ſaid of Queen Elizabeth) hee ſwam to the Crown thorough a Sea of ſorrows, and might rather marvell that hee was, than muſe that hee ſhould not bee, were it not that Gods holy hand had protected him beyond expectation.