_Godliness hath the promises of this life, and of the life to come. The prosperity of the godly shall be an eye-sore to the wicked._ הללויה _halleluiah._ THIS psalm is composed after the same manner as the former, and seems to be a short commentary upon the last verse of it. It sets forth the wisdom... [ Continue Reading ]
AND RIGHTEOUS— Fenwick renders it, _The just one,_ meaning the Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
A GOOD MAN SHEWETH FAVOUR, &C.— _A man that sheweth favour and lendeth, shall do well. He shall support his matters in judgment,_ Psalms 112:6. _For he shall never be shaken,_ &c. Mudge: who observes, that it seems agreeable to the language to make טוב _tob, good,_ the predicate in the first clause;... [ Continue Reading ]
_Psalms 112:6_. For he by no means can be overthrown; But every age the Just One's praise shall tell. And he observes, that the Hebrew word טוב _tob,_ should be rendered _a good thing:_ "He is a good thing, what we delight in, and esteem our joy; since he is kind, communicative, or ready to lend th... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SHALL NOT BE AFRAID OF EVIL TIDINGS— Heb. _He is not afraid of ill reports:_ "He fears not, though his name or religion be evil spoken of, as trusting in the Lord, and knowing that he shall be able to _maintain the cause_ for all his servants _in the judgment."_ Fenwick.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTIL HE SEE HIS DESIRE UPON HIS ENEMIES— _Until he look upon his enemies, i.e._ as seeing them all subdued, and made his footstool.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE HATH GIVEN TO THE POOR— To the poor helpless sons of Adam. He is distributing his gifts and graces among them, and will ever do it, because his righteousness endureth for ever. Fenwick.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WICKED— That is, the devil; for the Hebrew here is singular, and so denotes that _wicked one,_ whose power and kingdom must melt away, while he beholds with rage the exaltation of Christ and his servants; and then, _the desire of wicked men_ also (for in the last line the word is plural) _shall... [ Continue Reading ]