_A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042._ This Psalm is composed after the same manner as the former, and seems, says Bishop Patrick, to have been intended “for a short commentary upon the last verse of it, showing how well and wisely they consult for their own good and happiness who observe God's commandments, espe... [ Continue Reading ]
_Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord_ With the disposition of a dutiful child toward a kind and gracious father, not with that of a refractory slave toward a tyrannical and severe master, that reverences and fears to offend him. As the fear of God is man's only wisdom, Psalms 111:10, so it is h... [ Continue Reading ]
_His seed shall be mighty upon the earth_ The divine blessing shall rest upon his posterity; and they shall fare the better, and be more powerful and prosperous, for the sincere piety and virtue of their godly progenitors. “Religion,” says Henry, “has been the raising of many a family, if not so as... [ Continue Reading ]
_Unto the upright there ariseth light in darkness_ Although he may be subject to many of the troubles and calamities of life, as others are, yet they will be far from making him unhappy, for God will give him all the needful support and comfort in the midst of them, sanctifying them to him, and caus... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall not be moved for ever_ Though he may, for a season, be afflicted, yet he shall not be utterly and eternally destroyed, as wicked men shall be. _The righteous_ Hebrew, צדיק, the _righteous man; shall be in everlasting remembrance_ Though, while he lives, he may be exposed to the censures, s... [ Continue Reading ]
_He hath dispersed_ His goods, freely and liberally. _He hath given to the poor_ To such as he knew to be really in want, and especially to the poor members of Christ. _His righteousness_ His liberality, or the reward of it; _endureth for ever_ That is, either, 1st, His charity is not a transient or... [ Continue Reading ]
_The wicked shall be grieved_ At the felicity of the righteous, partly from envy at the happiness of others, and partly from their peculiar hatred of godly men. It will vex them to see the innocence of such cleared, and their low state regarded; to behold those, whom they hated and despised, and who... [ Continue Reading ]