"A Psalm [or] Song for the (a) sabbath day." [It is a] good [thing] to
give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most
High:
(a) Which teaches that the use of the Sabbath stands in praising God,
and not only in ceasing from work.... [ Continue Reading ]
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the (b) morning, and thy
faithfulness every night,
(b) For God's mercy and fidelity in his promises toward his, bind them
to praise him continually both day and night.... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon an (c) instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the
harp with a solemn sound.
(c) These instruments were then permitted in the Church as also they
are now. (Ed.)... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy (d) work: I will triumph
in the works of thy hands.
(d) He shows the use of the Sabbath day: that is, to meditate God's
works.... [ Continue Reading ]
A (e) brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
(e) That is, the wicked do not consider God's works nor his judgments
against them, and therefore most justly perish.... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou, LORD, [art (f) most] high for evermore.
(f) Your judgments are most constant against the wicked and pass our
reach.... [ Continue Reading ]
(g) But my horn shalt thou exalt like [the horn of] an unicorn: I
shall be anointed with fresh oil.
(g) You will strengthen them with all power, and bless them with all
happiness.... [ Continue Reading ]
The righteous shall (h) flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow
like a cedar in Lebanon.
(h) Though the faithful seem to whither and be cut down by the wicked,
yet they will grow again and flourish in the Church of God as the
cedars do in mount Lebanon.... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall still bring forth fruit in old (i) age; they shall be fat
and flourishing;
(i) The children of God will have a power above nature and their age
will bring forth fresh fruit.... [ Continue Reading ]