Psalms 24:2
Seas — The whole collection of waters, as well as the sea and the rivers running into it, as that great abyss of waters which is contained in the bowels of the earth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Seas — The whole collection of waters, as well as the sea and the rivers running into it, as that great abyss of waters which is contained in the bowels of the earth.... [ Continue Reading ]
The hill — Zion or Moriah, the place of God's sanctuary and special presence. Having asserted God's dominion over all mankind, he now proposes an important question, by whom God will be served, and his blessing enjoyed? Stand — To minister before him. Standing is the posture of ministers or servants... [ Continue Reading ]
He — Whose actions and conversation are holy and unblameable. Pure heart — Careful to approve itself to God, as well as to men; ordering a man's very thoughts and affections according to God's word. Vanity — Who doth not value or desire the vain things of this life, such as honours, riches, pleasure... [ Continue Reading ]
The blessing — Grace and glory, and all other good things.... [ Continue Reading ]
The generation — The true progeny which God regards. Face — His grace and favour, which is often called God's face.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lift up — He speaks here of the gates and doors of the temple, which by faith and the spirit of prophecy, he beheld as already built, whose doors he calls Everlasting, not so much because they were made of strong and durable materials, as in opposition to those of the tabernacle, which were removed... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord — He is no ordinary person, no other than Jehovah, who hath given so many proofs of his almightiness, who hath subdued all his enemies, and is now returned in triumph.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lift up — The same verse is repeated again, to awaken the dulness of mankind, who are so hardly brought to a serious preparation for such solemnities; and to signify the great importance of the matter, contained under these expressions.... [ Continue Reading ]
Of hosts — Under whose command are all the hosts of heaven and earth, angels and men, and all other creatures.... [ Continue Reading ]