_A.M. 2959. B.C. 1045._ This Psalm is a part of that which was delivered to Asaph and his brethren, (see 1 Chronicles 16:7,) on occasion of bringing up the ark to the city of David, by which it appears, both that David was the author of it, and that it has a reference to that event. “But,” says Bis... [ Continue Reading ]
_O sing unto the Lord a new song_ Upon this new and great occasion, not the removal of the ark, wherein there was nothing new but an inconsiderable circumstance of place, but the coming of the Messiah, the confirming of the new covenant by his blood, and the calling of the Gentiles; bless and praise... [ Continue Reading ]
_For the Lord_ Hebrew, _Jehovah, is great_ Infinite in his nature and attributes; _and greatly to be praised_ All our most exalted praises fall infinitely short of his greatness. _He is to be feared above all gods_ The gods of the heathen, as the next words expound it. _For all the gods of the natio... [ Continue Reading ]
_Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people_ O ye people, from whatsoever family ye come, or, O ye nations of the world, _Give unto the Lord glory and strength_ Ascribe to Jehovah that incomparable majesty, and supreme dominion and authority, which you have been wont to give to your imaginary g... [ Continue Reading ]
_Say among the heathen_ You converted Gentiles, declare to those who yet remain in the darkness of heathenism; _that the Lord reigneth _ That God hath now fixed his throne, and set up his kingdom in the world. _The world also shall be established_, &c. And, as that _kingdom shall never be destroyed_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let the heavens rejoice_, &c. These verses are a poetical description of the great causes of joy which this kingdom of Christ would bring to the world. The _heavens_, and _earth_, and _sea_, and _trees_, and _fields_, are here put together according to the Scripture style, to denote the whole world... [ Continue Reading ]
_Before the Lord_ At the presence and approach of their Lord and Maker. _For he cometh to judge the earth_ To take to himself that power and authority which belong to him, and to set up his throne and dominion above all the nations of the earth. _He shall judge the world with righteousness_ He shall... [ Continue Reading ]