THE MAJESTIC REIGN OF THE MESSIAH. A psalm for Solomon, composed by Solomon; for he, under whose wise reign Israel reached the summit of its glory and power and was filled with the blessings of the Lord, sang this hymn in honor of the great King and His eternal glory and of the spiritual blessings... [ Continue Reading ]
Give the King Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the King's Son. The Messiah is King and the Son of a King. To Him God gives, equips Him with, His righteousness, with His judgments. Every decision of this King, everything that He says and does, is right and acceptable with God.... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall judge Thy people with righteousness, that is, the congregation of Jehovah, AND THY POOR, those truly poor in spirit, WITH JUDGMENT. Because the Messiah is clothed with the righteousness of God as His own, therefore He is also able to dispense righteousness to the citizens of His kingdom, to... [ Continue Reading ]
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness, the blessings of God's mercy flowing down upon the believers as it were, in streams. Righteousness is a gift coming down from above, bringing the peace of the heavenly Father with it and resulting in a calm satisf... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall judge the poor of the people, those who feel their spiritual need; HE SHALL SAVE THE CHILDREN OF THE NEEDY, those who depend upon Him alone, clinging to Him in true faith, accepting the righteousness imputed to them, AND SHALL BREAK IN PIECES THE OPPRESSOR, crushing all those whose enmity o... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall fear Thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations, that is, the relation of the believers to their King is one of holy awe and reverence, by which they give Him the honor which is due Him, divine honor and glory. This is done before the sun, as long as the sun runs... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth, literally, "like dewdrops, showers of rain on the earth," the point of resemblance being in the gentle, restoring freshness of a profuse fall of dew, of copious showers. Although the King has been exalted to the right... [ Continue Reading ]
In His days, as the result of these rich spiritual blessings, SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH, blooming and thriving before Him in a life of sanctification flowing from faith, AND ABUNDANCE OF PEACE SO LONG AS THE MOON ENDURETH, literally, "until no longer the moon," throughout the present dispensation... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, His royal power extending over the whole earth, AND FROM THE RIVER UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, His dominion is enlarged, His power is spread, to the utmost ends of the universe, Ephesians 1:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
They that dwell in the wilderness, the barbarians, the enemies of Christ and His Church, SHALL BOW BEFORE HIM, submitting themselves to His almighty power, since they refused to yield to His grace, Philippians 2:10; Matthew 26:64; AND HIS ENEMIES SHALL LICK THE DUST, be brought into full subjection... [ Continue Reading ]
The kings of Tarshish, Tartessus in Spain, an important commercial center, with many princes of finance, AND OF THE ISLES, of the coasts of Europe, named as far-distant points, SHALL BRING PRESENTS, the mighty ones of the very ends of the earth being named as doing homage before the Lord; THE KINGS... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him. The King, by virtue of His having paid the ransom of His blood for the redemption of the whole world, has a right to expect the allegiance of all men. They are to acknowledge Him as their Savior and Lord. The psalmist mentions j... [ Continue Reading ]
For He shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also and him that hath no helper. He has compassion with the spiritual poverty and want, with our weakness and helplessness; He saves the needy by His grace. When our hearts have been crushed by the blows of the Law, when our souls are bowed do... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall spare, have pity on, THE POOR AND NEEDY AND SHALL SAVE THE SOULS OF THE NEEDY, delivering them from the damnation which threatens them.... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, the word here used being the standing term of the Old Testament for redemption and deliverance of every kind; AND PRECIOUS SHALL THEIR BLOOD BE IN HIS SIGHT, valuing their lives so highly that He pays the high price of His own blood for their rede... [ Continue Reading ]
And He shall live, the Possessor and the Giver of life, AND TO HIM SHALL BE GIVEN OF THE GOLD OF SHEBA, of the wealth of Arabia Felix, this being taken to represent the gifts of men as they throng to do homage to the Messiah. PRAYER ALSO SHALL BE MADE FOR HIM CONTINUALLY, in a service of worship bef... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains, that is, the spiritual offspring of the Messiah will be as abundant as the grain of the lowlands, which clothed even the hills to their very tops; THE FRUIT THEREOF SHALL SHAKE LIKE LEBANON, as the proud and mighty cedars... [ Continue Reading ]
His name shall endure forever, exist, maintain itself, throughout eternity; HIS NAME SHALL BE CONTINUED AS LONG AS THE SUN, or, "before the sun will flourish, propagate, His name. " Wherever the Church is established, it grows from generation to generation through the power of His Word. It is for th... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things, all glory and honor being given to Him alone;... [ Continue Reading ]
and blessed be His glorious name, Himself with all His divine attributes, as He has revealed Himself to men in His Word, FOREVER; AND LET THE WHOLE EARTH BE FILLED WITH HIS GLORY. AMEN, AND AMEN. As the Word of God had its course here in time, being proclaimed in every part of the earth, so the heav... [ Continue Reading ]
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended, this remark being apparently attached to an original collection of David's hymns.... [ Continue Reading ]