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The Pulpit Commentary — Psalms — Volume 1
George Rawlinson [1812-1902] · 375,386 words · 408 reading sections
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THE PULPIT COMMENTARY, EDITED BY THE VERY REV. H. D. M. SPENCE, D.D., DEAN OF GLOUCESTER; AND BY THE REV. JOSEPH S. EXELL, M.A. WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY THE VERY REV. F. W. FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S., DEAN OF CAl.~TERBURY. RIGHT REV. H. COTTERILL, D.D., F.R.S.E. VERY REV. PRINCIPAL J. TULLOCH, D.D. REV. CANON G. RA…
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second, thirty-one; the third and fourth, seventeen respectively ; and the fifth, forty-four. The first and second books are mainly Davidical; the third is Asaphian; the fourth, chiefly anonymous; the fifth, about three-fifths anonymous and two-fifths Davidical. It is difficult to assign to the several books any specia…
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Solomon, A large number of critics accept the Solomonic authorship of the former; but by most that of the latter is rejected. Solomon, however, is regarded by some as the author of the first psalm. A single psalm (Ps. xo.) is ascribed to Moses; another single psalm (Ps. lxxxix.) to Ethan; and another (Ps. lxxxviii.), …
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§ 5. CmEF GROUPS OF PsALMS. The chief groups of psalms are, first and foremost, the Davidical ; second] y, the A'saphian; thirdly, that of "the sons of Korah;" fourthly, the Solomonio; and fifthly, the anonymous. The Daviclical group is at once the most numerous a.nd the most impor- tant. It consists of seventy-three…
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' provinoial or foreign Israolites on their yearly" ascents" to keep the great festivals of Jerusalem 1 (see especially Ps. cxxii. 1, 2). They comprise the De Projundia (Ps. cxxx.) and the blessing on unity (Ps. cxxxiii.). Other "groups" are the Hallelujah P~alms, the Alphabetic Psalms, and the Penitential Psalms. Th…
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§ 6. VALUE OF TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. The Psalme have always been regarded by the Church, Jewish as well as Christian, with a special affection. The "Psalms of Ascents " were probably used from the actual time of David by the worshippers who thronged to Jerusalem on. the occasions of the three great festivals. Other psal…
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converse with God, inasmuch ae they lay bare all their inmost feelingR, invite or impel every one of ue to self-examination, that of all the infirmities to which we are liable, and all the sine of which we are eo full, none may remain hidden." The portraiture of the emotions is accompanied by sufficient indications of …
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Commentary,' p. 148. • Hcngstenherg's • Comment,' in three volnmee, published e.t Berlin in 1842, ho.a been made accessible to English reaclors by Messrs. Clark of Edinburgh, who reproduced it iu an English dress in 1816. • Delitzscl,'e 'Commentar,' published in 1860, has been pronounced by e. most rompetcnt cni.ic t…
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BOOK I. EXPOSITION. ful experiences of life whiob appe.reotly PSALM I. indicate the rernrse." IT is remarkable thnt neither the first nor The psalm divides naturally into two the second pse.lm he.a nny title. Titles a.re nearly equal portions. In vers. 1-3 the character e.nd condition of the righteous so muoh tho r…
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HOMILETICS. Vera. 1, 2.-Thc godly man, This psalm nobly fills the place of prologue to the whole Book of Psalms. It reminds us of our Saviour's words when Nathanael drew near: "Behold an Israelite indeed ! " With that marvellous, condensed fulness and grapliic force which peculiarly mark the Scriptures, it draws the p…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. I-6.-17ie title: The Book of Psalms: the Psalms-their variety and value. In the Book of Psalms, or, strictly speaking, in the five Books of Psalms, we ha.ve illustrations of most of the varied kinds of documents of which the entire Dible is made up. In their entirety the collectio…
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Mnny of these private prayers bear marks of limit.ea kn, 1wledgo a.nd imperfect concep- tion, and are by no means to be taken as models for us. But no saiLt ever did or could in prayer rise o.bove the level of his own knowledge. SLill, they knew that God heard nnd answered, not according to their thoughts, but accordi…
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tbeirs. 1 'l'o this discriminating and believing study of the first fifty psalms the writer ventures to invite the Christian student and expositor. We must avoid the extreme of those who, with Horne, would regard most, if not all, the psalms as Messianic; 1md nlso the extreme of those who would regard none as such. Bec…
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haven snfe guide for tbo pathway ho should follow. In thus following God's Law, he will he.ve: (1) Ample material for thought. "In his Law doth he meditate day 11nd night" (vcr. 2). "Tho Hobrew worcl t6rah has a much wider range of meaning than" Jaw," by which it is e.lways rendered in the Authorized Version. It denote…
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happiness must be of the highest kind, not only fit for him to receive, but worthy ol God to bestow. Such is the happiness here depicted. It does not come anyhow, but in accordance with law. It does not depend upon what a man has, but upon what he is. It is inward, not outward. It is of the spirit, not cf the flesh. Ha…
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rucnsuro is porsonnl nctivity. Deeds carry social influence. The weak and the unfor- tunate are too often despised, but let a man be true, let him stand up for tbo right, let him honestly serve God in his day nnd generation, and be will not only have peace within, but be will be "blessed in his deed." His influence ,\'…
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doms of light and darkness engaged in their PSALM II. internecine conflict. HERE we have again a psalm without o Ver. 1.-Why do the heathen rage t The iitlc, and, so for, we are left to conjecture psalmist writes with a vision before his its o.o-e and author. The Jews, however, eyes. He "sees Jehovah upon his throne,…
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Diocletia.n, Julia.n the Aposte.to, etc. There diepleasure; or, "in the heat of his anaer" 0 is e.lwa.ys o. wo.rfa.re between the world and (Trench and Skinner). the Church, in which kings o.re apt to te.ke Ver. 6.-Yet have I set my King upon my n part, most often on the worldly side. And holy hill of Zion; literal…
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mill, side to tlie clealinge of God with hie tout with fear. Go on from frnr to love, human crenturos. St. Paul notes in the and so to joy. Gone, men II rojoice in God. same verso both the "severity" and tho al way" (Phil. iv. 4). Dut such rejoicing '' goodness" of God (Rom. xi. 22). Christ, must be with tremb1ing; o…
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other band, the real Manl,ood of Chrbt is as indispensable to this Kingship as bis Deity (see John v. 27). 2. Of almighty power. What God promises, he is able to perform. How? How is human freedom reconciled with Divine control of all things, from the counsels of kin?:S (Prov. xxi. 1) to the sparrow's fall (Malt. x. 29…
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Is~. liii., yet as being as distinctly and clearly, yea, as v~ndcrfully, Messianic as oven that celebrated chapter of the evangelical prophet. Hetce we regard it as affording ne clear a proof of the guidance of a foreseeing Spirit, and of the facts of inspiration and of revelation, as arc the starry heavens of the g…
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wmou TUE ANOINTED O:-E DECLARES. (Vers. 7-9.) "l will declare the decree." The decree or the kings nnd rulers, which they resolve to carry out, is given in vcr. 3; but I will tell of a decrco from n hi~her throne. It has four parts. 1. The ..1noir,ted Q,ne is to be tltc begotten Son of God. (Ver. 7.) 2. He is to have t…
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Vers. 2-6.-ThefalSlJ and the true in kin_qsldp. 'fhere is a silent contrast throucrh- out this psalm between the "kings of earth" (vcr. 2) and " my King" (ver. 6). " J. TJIE FALSE IS CHARACTERIZED DY SELF-SEEKING j TUE TRUE DY SELF-SACRIFICE, The false begin and end with self. They act from and for "themselves" (ver…
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EXPOSITION. thousand men, chiefly, no doubt, Absnlom'e PSALM III. partisans, fell in the battle (2 Sam. x viii 7). Many are they that rise up against me ; Turs psalm is entitled, "a Psalm of David i.e. "thnt rebel against me, and rise up in when he fled from Absalom bis son;" nrme to make wnr upon me" (comp. Pss. li…
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HOMILETICS. Ver. 3.-God tlie believer's Glory. "My Glory." When Joseph said to his brothers, "Ye shall tdl my father of all my glory," he meant the dignity and power to which God's wo □ der-worki □ g providence had raised him from the dungeon. In an hour it had ~ud<le □ ly become his ; and a□ y hour death might as sud…
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used by the p~almist i~ the revealed na!11e of Israel's redeemiug God, Jehovah. OC !ho Yast meamng of this name the scoffing heathen knew nothing. And now when l he world scornfully asks, ",vhere is their God?" they do so iu entire ignor~nce of the blessed throne of grace to which the believer can repair. "With my v…
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Enemies nre numerous. 'fhrice arc they called "many." They are also strong anrl merciless-wild beasts that make the night hideous with their roaring. 2. Worse still, there is the feeling of helplesmess. Friends arc gone. Solitary and forsaken, all seems lost. There is no star of hope to break the gloom. 'l'he piteou…
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Vers. 1-8.-David's dependence on God. This psalm written by David at the time of Abs.<1lom's revolt, reminds one of the poet's Jines- • "Most wretched men Are cradled into poetry by wrong; They learn in suffering what they teach in song. I. A counsE OF AGGRAVATED TROUBLE AND DANGEil. 1. Caused by a tenderly beloved…
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of n short stropho (vcra. 1, 2), o. !lhort anti- Ver. 1.-Stand in o.we, and sin not. 'rho atropho (vere. 3, 4), and n longer cpodo LXX. render, 'Onf(«r9e, 1<al µ'tJ &µap'Tci.ve-re, (vere. 5-8). The division.i o.re marked, 1n "Be ye angry, and sin not;" and this meaning is preferred by Dr. Kay, Hengsten- in Pa. iii., b…
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HOMILETICS. Ver. 3.-God's care for the ,·ighteo'll,S. "But know ..• for himself." A tone of solemn calm, like summer twilight, pervades this evening psalm, which naturally follows Ps. iii., a morning psalm. But here is no sound of wnr or peril from foes. The psalmist speaks, not as king to rebels, but as prophet to th…
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Joseph was no coward, but II brave mo.n, when he said, "How can I do this arcat wickedness, and sin against God ? " 11 Perfect love," St. John tells us, "casteth out fear, because fear .bath torment." Here slavish fear is meant-the fear that drives men from God, makes them hypocrites, hating God all the more because th…
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Ycrs. 6, 7.-The sttpreme qtteSt of life, "There be many," etc. Both the Church and the world were very different iu David's day from what they were in our Lord'e day; and in that from what they are to-day. But the contrast was as real, the opposition as strong. The cleavage between the party of God's will and the party…
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moment a fatal stroko may fall on him. His adversaries prowl around. They have rich stores of provisions and of gold, while he himself has to depend for the means of subsistence on supplies brought to his camp from without. Unscrupulous rebels were in power, while David and bis host were like a band of men who are depe…
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Yers. 1-8.-Quieting thoughts/or a time of trouble. It is a mark of man's greatness that he can go out of himself. Some commune with nature, some with the great minds of the past, some .with prophets and teachers of their own time. But the grandest thing is to commune with God. The evening is a fit time. Then we have…
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Vers. 6-8.-The believer's ground of confidence. David now turns from admonish- ing his enemies to the case of bis companions in trouble, who saw no ground of hope in the visible aspect of things. I. TnE DESPAm OF UNBELIEF. "'Who will show us any good?" No one can. 1. '1.'he grandest revelations are made to the mind, a…
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Ver. G.-Thou she.It destroy them tha.t their mouth; or, no BleadjaBtneaa-" no sin- speak lea.sing (comp. Pa. iv. 2). Do.vid'e cerity" (Ke.y, Cheyne); see the comment on od vorso.ries wern cunning, treacherous, and ver. 6. Their inward part is very wickedness; quito regardless of trutil (see 2 Sam. iii. literally, wicl,…
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HOMILETICS. Yers. 1-3.-Prayer. "Give ear," etc. 'l'here nre prayers, some of the most fervent and spiritual, which rcfuso words, and need not language (Rom. viii. 26). Dut God, who hath given spce~h as the glory of our nature and the principal instrument of human progress, will have us consecrate it to this highest…
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IIOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vera. 1-12.-.A morning prayer: for sanctuary service: in evil times. This psalm seems to have been written for, or handed to the ltader of a special choir, that ho might 11dapt music for its use in sanctuary worship; not necessarily that of the temple-for Its composition was probably ante…
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thnt we can under all circumstances commend ourselves, the Church, and the world to him. V. ON BUCH GnOUNDB THE PSALMIST OFFEnS VARIED PETITIO~S. 1. For himseif. (Ver. 8.) Beautiful! He wants (1) to go along God's vray, not his own; (2) to bo shown clearly what that way is; and then (3) to be led alon" that wf!.y. He …
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G0d, aud can not only pray, but "look Up" with the patience of hope. 1. Guidance. (Ver. 9.) "' e confess our weakness; but we cast ourselves on God for help. lie is uur Shepherd. \Ve trust bis love, aud surrender ourselves to bis leaditw. It is for l,im to go before; it is for us as bis sheep to bear bis voice and foll…
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EXPOSITION, me in thy hot di.!lpleaaure; or, in thy u:ratl,. PSALM VI. In its primary sense, hamah (;ion) is no Tms is the first of what have been c11lled doubt " heat," " glow; " but the secondary sense of "anger,n "wro.tl.i," is quite as ,, the Penitenti11l Psnlms." It has been sahl common. that "there is much of …
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(Hengstenberg). Hie pr&yer here ie, pri- Ver. 7.-Mine eye la conenmed beoauae of ma.rily, for deliverance from this impending grief ; or, mine eye i, wasted away because of danger, o.s nppenrs clearly from the follow- provocation. The eye falls in, becomc1 dull, ing verse. S&ve me for thy mercies' sake. and, as it w…
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IIOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. 1-10.-The moan of a saint, and the mercy of his God. For the significance of the title of this psalm, see the Exposit.ion. An expositor well remarks that the confessed uncertainty on the part of the best Hebrew scholars as to the meaning or many of the titles is a striking proof o…
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"nor chasten me in thine hot displeasure.") Here is 0110 of the traces of the Old Testament saints' thinking about God: they regarded their afflictions as indications of God's anger, '\Ve are now taught rather to regard them as a patt of the uracious training which our Father sees that wo need, The sharpest trials ofte…
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terrible, Amidst tho darkness, and with fears on every side: 1. God's indignation is deprecated. Affliction is hard to bear; but with God's wrath it would be overwbelmin". 2. God's pity is appealed to. Weakness is pleaded, and the hope expressed that in deserved wrath God will remember mercy. His smile will turn the da…
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EXPOSITION. self (Hengstenberg) : • (3) thnt he was PSALM vn. Shimei (2 Sam. xvi. 5-13), represented THE composition or this psalm by David, nuder e. feigned name (Kay). '.rliis last osscrted in the tiile, is genera.Uy o.llowcd. conjecture brings the psalm down to too Internal evidence seems to indicRte for its late …
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Ver. 2.-Leat he tear my ooul like a lion Compo.re the imprecations of Job upon him. (oomp. Ps. v. 6, where there is a similnr obrnpt self (Job xxxi. 8, 10, 22, 40). tronsilion from the plural to the singular Ver. 6.-A.rise, 0 lord, in thina anger. number), On both occosions David fears To call on God to " arise" is to …
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tect, strengthen, and sust&in him. For the Ver. 15.-He made a pit, and digged it, righteous God trieth the hearts and reius aud is fallen into the ditoh which he made (comp. Jer. xi. 20; xvii.10; xx.12). "The (comp. Psa. ix. 15, 16; xxxv. 8; )vii. 6; heart, es the sent of the understanding and Prov. xxvi. 27; xxviii. 1…
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shalt do right; thou shalt not do wrong." This voice may be dulled and silenced by the practice of sin (" conscience seared," 1 Tim. iv. 2), or perverted by false philosophy or false religious belief, But it is God's witness, for all that. Note that praise and blame imply one another. If God had no holy wrath against w…
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Ycrse indicates this, although we have· no means of knowing who the "Cush" might be that brought forward these charges. It is no uncommon thing for good men to find themselves the victims of false accusations. Such accusations, however false will do injury, since (1) some one or other will be sure to believe them, e…
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'world, will find abundant illustration of the two features of a perpetual judcrmenl which has long been, still is, and yot will be, going forward in the world; and that in two directions. 1. As regards the wicked. (1) God is angry every day; his holy indignation over goes forth against sin. There is no featurn of h…
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EXPOSITION. the plnrnl pronoun instead of the singular PSALM VIII. one. How exoellent is thy Ne.me in all the Pa. vm. is e.ltogelher e. psalm of praise earth ! or, " How glorious ie thy Name I " und thauksgiving. Its primary idea. ie the (Kay, Cheyne). Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. It is difficult to obt…
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Ver. 3.-Whon I consider thy hea.vens dent reference to Gen. i. 28," Have dominion (comp. Pss. xix. l; xxxiii. 6; civ. 2). Da.vid, over the fish of the sea, an<!. over the fowl of i11. his shepherd-life, ho.d ha.d e.bunde.nt the e.ir, and over every Ii ving thing that opportunity of "considering the heavens," moveth …
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HOMILETICS. Ver. 4.-Man's littleness and his greatness. ",vhat is man," eto.? Tho liltlcncss nnd greatness of man arc set before us here in powerful contrast. In view of this vast magnificent universe, he seems a speck, an atom, a vapour that nppears and vnnishes (Jns. iv. 14). But the love, care, grace of his Maker l…
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I. Read these words, first, DY THEIR OWN LIOHT, AS THEY STAND PART OF TIIE Oen TESTAMENT, 1. '!'hey are far from describing man's preeent actual position on this globe. Ho does not at present reign over nature, but wrestles with it; slowly grasps its secrets aud masters its forces; has to keep watch and ward lest H …
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~hcpberd-boy, bad cast an observant eye on the works of God, both in the heavens above and the earth beneath; aud the habit of doing this reverently and devoutly grew wilh bis growth; so that, though we are entirely ignorant as to what period of bis li[e it wns in which he penned this 1isalm, it is manifestly an ech…
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Vera. l-9.-God the glorious Creator. It is midnight. The sky is bright with stars. As the psalmist muses, the fire burns, and he bursts into song. The psalm is not for Israel alone, but brings before the mind such a vision of the glory of Glod as the great Creator, as binds all people of every land and age in a brother…
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III. GoD's GLORY MOST rERFECTLY REVEALED IN CrrmsT, What is dimly seen in creation and in mnn awakens the desire for moro light and a fuller knowledae of God. This yearning is met and satisfied in Jesus Christ. He is perfect God a;d perfect Man. ,ve might conceive of a man simply, so enlightened and swayed by God as th…
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Vera. 1-9.-God's glory revealed. "'l'he great spiritual truth containe,1 in the first passago of Scripture, that God made man in his own image, flashes forth in this psalm in trne lyric grandeur, a ray of light ncross the dark mystery of creation." Gou is the most wonderful thought of the human mind, and this thought r…
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unchangeBble Eternal One continues con- of the ork to Jerusalem. Declare among- etantly eeatod, in serene majesty, in heaven. the people his doings. In tho origin!{ He hath prepared (or rather, established) his "among the peoples" (i:.•?~); i.e. not the throne for judgment (compare the second people or Israel only, …
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