_A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042._ This Psalm, which Bishop Patrick supposes to be a kind of epitome of the 105th and 106th Psalms, is composed alphabetically, each sentence beginning with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet in order. It and several of the following Psalms seem to have been written for... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will praise the Lord with my whole heart_ I will make my acknowledgments to him, and give him thanks for the displays which he hath made of his wisdom, power, and goodness in his wonderful works, and that not only with my lips, and with some slight affections of my mind, but _with all my heart_ a... [ Continue Reading ]
_His work_ Either all his works, or that eminent branch of them, his providence toward his people, as is expressed afterward; _is honourable and glorious_ Becoming the Divine Majesty, and bringing glory to him from all that observe and consider it. _And his righteousness_ His justice or faithfulness... [ Continue Reading ]
_He hath given meat_ All necessary provisions for their being and well-being; _unto them that fear him_ To the Israelites, the only people in the world that feared and worshipped the true God according to his will, and especially to those among them that truly feared him, and, for their sakes, to th... [ Continue Reading ]
_The works of his hands_ All that he doth, either on the behalf of his people, or against his or their enemies; _are verity and judgment_ Are exactly agreeable to his word or promises, and to the rules of eternal justice. _All his commandments_ His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral... [ Continue Reading ]
_The fear of the Lord_ That is, piety, or true religion, which consists in the fear, or worship and service of God; _is the beginning of wisdom_ Is the only foundation of, and introduction to, all true wisdom: or, is the chief part, the first and principal point of wisdom. _A good understanding have... [ Continue Reading ]