_A.M. 2964. B.C. 1040._ Many commentators think that this Psalm was written by David, either to recommend unity among the tribes of Israel, or to celebrate it when it had taken place, at the ending of the civil war between the two houses of Saul and David, or upon the agreement of the other tribes... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, how good and how pleasant_, &c. It is _good_ in itself, agreeable to the will of God, and therefore peculiarly pleasing to him, as it is also to all good men: it is _good_ for us, for our honour and comfort. It is _pleasant_, and brings constant delight to those who experience and practise... [ Continue Reading ]
_It is like the precious ointment_, &c. It is no less grateful and refreshing than that holy anointing oil, which was strongly perfumed, and diffused its fragrance all around, to the great delight of all present, when it was poured upon the head of Aaron, at the time of his consecration to the pries... [ Continue Reading ]
_As the dew of Hermon_ It is no less grateful than the dew is which falls upon that great and goodly hill of Hermon, thereby both refreshing and rendering it fruitful. Thus, as by the former similitude he illustrated the _pleasantness_, he here points out the _profitableness_ of unity, the blessed f... [ Continue Reading ]