_A.M. 2992. B.C. 1012._ This Psalm, which contains a description of the blessedness of good men, is thought by many to have been sung at the marriages of the Israelites, as it now makes a part of the matrimonial service among us. It shows that they who live in the fear of God, and in obedience to h... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou shalt eat the labour_, &c. Thy labour shall not be vain and fruitless, and the fruit of thy labour shall not be taken from thee and possessed by others, as was threatened to the disobedient Deuteronomy 28., but enjoyed by thyself with comfort and satisfaction. _Happy shalt thou be_ Whether tho... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine_ “He will bless thee also in thy wife, and make her as fruitful as the vine, which spreads itself, laden with full clusters, over all the sides of thy house; and in thy hopeful children too, who shall grow up and flourish like the young _olive-plants_ that are s... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion_ Where the ark of the covenant was, and where the pious Israelites attended to offer their devotions. He will bless thee with those spiritual and everlasting blessings which are to be had nowhere but in Zion, and from the God who dwells in Zion, blessings which... [ Continue Reading ]