_A.M. 2988. B.C. 1016._ “Hitherto, in this divine book,” says Dr. Horne, “we have been presented with checkered scenes of danger and deliverance, distress and mercy. The voice of complaint hath sometimes been succeeded by that of thanksgiving; and praise, at other times, hath terminated in prayer.... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will extol thee, my God, O King_ Or, _my God, the king;_ termed so by way of eminence; the King of kings, the God by whom kings reign, and to whom I and all other kings owe subjection and obedience. _Every day will I bless thee_ Praising God should be our daily work. No day should pass, though ne... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will speak of the glorious honour_, &c. Here are divers words heaped together, to intimate that no words are sufficient to express the majesty of God. _And of thy wondrous works_ “Those works of God which demand to be celebrated by the tongues of men, are here divided into three kinds. First, suc... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is gracious_, &c. See notes on Exodus 34:6; and Numbers 14:18. _The Lord is good to all_ Not only to Israel, but to all mankind, _whose hearts he fills with food and gladness_, as is said Acts 14:17; yea, to all his creatures, to beasts as well as men. _All thy works praise thee_ They give... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord upholdeth all that fall_ All that look to him for help; indeed all that are upheld, whose support is not from themselves, or from men, but only from God's powerful providence and grace. _The eyes of all_ Of all living creatures; _wait upon thee_ Expect their supplies wholly from thy bounty... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is righteous in all his ways_ And not unrighteous in any of them; _and holy in all his works_ Always acting like himself, with perfect rectitude and purity. In all his acts of government he is just, injurious to none, but administering justice to all: his ways are equal, though ours are un... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him_ To answer their prayers, supposing they call upon him; _in truth_ Or, with an upright heart, asking those things only which are according to his will, sincerely desiring what they ask, trusting in him that he will give it, and waiting upon him in the wa... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord preserveth all that love him_ They lie exposed to many dangers in this world from men and things, from visible and invisible foes; but he, by preserving them in their integrity, and enabling them to _continue in his love_, (John 15:9,) effectually secures them, so that no real evil befalls... [ Continue Reading ]