PSALM 92 To be sung upon the weekly sabbath; to which the matter of this Psalm very well agrees. For it celebrates the works of God, both that first and great work of creation, and that succeeding and no less wonderful work of his providence, by which he upholds and governs all his creatures, and es... [ Continue Reading ]
To adore and celebrate thy goodness and truth continually, and especially at those two solemn times of morning and evening, which on every day, and especially upon the sabbath day, were devoted to the worship and service of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Which thou didst create by thine almighty power, and dost still govern with infinite wisdom; one instance whereof we have in the following verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY THOUGHTS; thy counsels and methods in the government of the world and of thy church.... [ Continue Reading ]
A BRUTISH MAN; who cannot or doth not seriously consider things, whose mind is corrupted by his sensual and brutish appetites; who is led by sense, and not by reason and faith. THIS; the depth of God's counsels and works mentioned PSALMS 92:5, or that particular work of God described PSALMS 92:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
Their present worldly prosperity is a presage and occasion of their utter and eternal ruin.... [ Continue Reading ]
So this verse is added by way of opposition to the former, _They shall perish_, but thou shalt endure, as is said in a like comparison, PSALMS 102:26; they flourish for a season, but thou rulest for ever to judge and punish them. Or, _for_ (as this Hebrew particle is not seldom used, whereof instanc... [ Continue Reading ]
He represents their destruction as present, and as certain, which the repetition of the words implies.... [ Continue Reading ]
But as for me and other righteous persons, (of whom he saith the same thing PSALMS 92:12) we shall be advanced to the height of honour, and true and lasting felicity. UNICORN; of which SEE POOLE ON "DEUTERONOMY 33:17". I SHALL BE ANOINTED; I shall have great cause of rejoicing and testifying my joy... [ Continue Reading ]
MY DESIRE, to wit, in the ruin of thine and mine incorrigible enemies. SHALL HEAR; what I do not see myself, I shall understand by the certain reports of others.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIKE THE PALM TREE; which is constantly green, and flourishing, and fruitful, SONG OF SOLOMON 7:8, and growing even when it is pressed down; and so is a fit emblem of a just man's person and condition. See REVELATION 7:9. LIKE A CEDAR; which spreads itself wide, and grows very high and strong, and i... [ Continue Reading ]
THOSE THAT BE PLANTED; whom God by his gracious providence and Holy Spirit hath planted or fixed there. IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, i.e. in its courts, which are a part of the house, and oft come under that name in Scripture. And by this house he means the church of God, whereof all just persons are r... [ Continue Reading ]
When their natural strength decayeth, it shall be renewed; their last days shall be their best days, wherein as they shall grow in grace, so they shall increase in comfort and blessedness.... [ Continue Reading ]
This glorious work of God in compensating the short prosperity of the wicked with everlasting punishments, and of exchanging the momentary afflictions of the just with eternal glory and happiness, doth clearly demonstrate that God is just and blameless in all the dispensations of his providence in t... [ Continue Reading ]