_The prophet exhorteth to praise God, for his great works, for his judgments on the wicked, and for his goodness to the godly._ A Psalm _or_ Song for the Sabbath-day. _TITLE._ השׁבת ליום שׁיר מזמרו _MIZMOR SHIIR LEIOM HASH-SHABBATH._— This psalm was used by the Jews in their public services on the... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON THE HARP WITH A SOLEMN SOUND— _In a soft whisper upon the harp._ Mudge; who observes, that the word everywhere signifies a _soft sound_ of some kind or other.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THY THOUGHTS ARE VERY DEEP— _How deep are thy designs!_ Green.... [ Continue Reading ]
A BRUTISH MAN, &C.— _The foolish man doth not observe, nor the thoughtless man take notice of this:_ Psalms 92:7. _That when the wicked spring up like the grass, and all the practisers of idolatry flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever._ See Green and Mudge. It is clear to a demonstrati... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THOU, LORD, &C.— _But thou, O Lord, dwellest on high for evermore;_ Psalms 92:9. _While, behold, thine enemies perish, and all the practisers of idolatry are scattered abroad._ Green and Mudge. The phrase of God's dwelling or sitting on _high,_ is equivalent to God's sitting in heaven, and there... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT MY HORN SHALT THOU EXALT, &C.— _But thou exaltest my horn, like the horn of the oryx; my old age is fresh invigorated with oil._ I translate בלתי _ballothi;_ with the LXX, by _old age,_ or _decay;_ as the very same letters are used by Sarah in this sense, and the word is more familiar, and the i... [ Continue Reading ]
MINE EYE, &C.— _Mine eye also shall look upon mine enemies; and mine ears shall hear the wicked,_ &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH, &C.— The flourishing state of the righteous in this verse, is beautifully opposed to that of the wicked, Psalms 92:7. For of these it is intimated, that their prosperity should be momentary, trifling, and perpetually decaying: but the prosperity of the righteous shall b... [ Continue Reading ]