1_Blessed is the man who feareth Jehovah. _In the preceding Psalm it was stated that prosperity in all human affairs, and in the whole course of our life, is to be hoped for exclusively from the grace of God; and now the Prophet admonishes us that those who desire to be partakers of the blessing of... [ Continue Reading ]
2._For when thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands thou shalt be blessed. _Some divide this sentence into two members, reading these words, _For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands, _as a distinct sentence, and then what follows, _Thou shalt be blessed, _as the beginning of a new sentence. I indeed... [ Continue Reading ]
3_Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house. _Here again it is promised, as in the preceding Psalm, that God will make those who honor him fruitful in a numerous offspring. The majority of mankind indeed desire to have issue, and this desire may be said to be implanted in them b... [ Continue Reading ]
4._Lo! surely, thus blessed shall be the man who feareth Jehovah. _The preceding doctrine, that even in the outward condition of God’s servants while in this transitory state there is afforded such evidence of the divine favor and goodness as demonstrates that we do not lose our labor in serving him... [ Continue Reading ]
5._Jehovah shall bless thee from Zion. _Some, would have this sentence to be a prayer, and therefore they resolve the future tense into the optative mood. But it seems rather to be a continued statement of the same doctrine previously dwelt on, the Prophet now expressing more plainly that the benefi... [ Continue Reading ]