_A.M. 2959. B.C. 1045._ This Psalm is also attributed to David by the LXX., and most other ancient versions; and it is supposed by Dr. Delaney and others to have been composed after he was advanced to the kingdom, and to relate to his quiet establishment therein. The Syriac title tells us, that it... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord reigneth, let the people tremble_ Namely, such of them as are enemies to God and his truth. _He sitteth between the cherubims_ Upon the ark; that is, he is present with his people, to protect them and punish their enemies. _Let the earth_ Namely, the people of the earth; _be moved_ With fe... [ Continue Reading ]
_The king's strength also loveth judgment_ “Although the _strength_ of our king be infinite, yet is it never exerted but in _righteousness_ and just _judgment_, which are his delight. They compose the firm basis of his throne, and direct his whole administration.” “Whoever peruses this Psalm,” says... [ Continue Reading ]
_Exalt ye the Lord_ Give him the glory of the good government you are under, as it is now established. _And worship at his footstool_ That is, at his ark, which was the footstool to the mercy-seat, between the cherubim. Or we must cast ourselves down upon the pavement of his courts; and good reason... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moses and Aaron among his priests_, &c. Or, _with his princes_, as the Hebrew, בכהניו, may be rendered, or _his chiefs;_ that is, his principal and most famous ministers. Moses, however, might with propriety be ranked among the priests, because, before the institution of the priesthood, he executed... [ Continue Reading ]
_He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar_ That is, to some of them: to Moses frequently, and to Aaron sometimes, as Numbers 12:5. And although it is not anywhere expressly said that God spake unto Samuel out of the cloudy pillar, yet, as Dr. Hammond observes, it is probable enough from his history t... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou answeredst them, O Lord_ Namely, the intercessors before mentioned. _Thou forgavest them_ Either, 1st, Moses and Aaron, who sinned, and whose sins God pardoned, yet so that he punished them with exclusion from the land of Canaan. Or rather, 2d, The people, for whom they prayed; for this _forgi... [ Continue Reading ]