[Referring to Ps. lxix. 32, which see]. — aXX d) but , viz., He took that upon Himself, which is written. — yeypa^rai, it is written) Ps. lxix. 10, with which comp. ver. 11, 12, in the latter hemi- stich of either, it matters not which. — oi — z/az) So the lxx. — Wz- *zm, fell on) By right Christ might have borne Himself as God, and have enjoyed Divine honours, but He did not use His right, for our sakes,Phil. ii. 6. He indeed thoroughly felt the reproaches, which wicked men cast upon God, with that sorrow, which they ought to have felt, who gave utterance to them ; and He Him- self bore and expiated those reproaches as patiently, as if He Himself had been the guilty person. His whole sufferings are here intended ; He at that time performed the office of a minister [a servant], Matt. xx. 28. [At that time , He did not please Him- self but He interposed Himself in order that in respect to [in the case of] all who had dishonoured God, God might receive what was well-pleasing [“ caperet beneplacitum.” Or rather, that God might by the atonement, be enabled to exercise good-will consist- ently with justice]. It behoved Him to endure many things with patience , ver. 1, 4. — Y. g.]
4. Tap , for) This assigns the reason for the quotation just made. — ‘7rpozypd<pn) were written before the time of the New Tes- tament ; as was that, which is quoted, ver. 3, as having b.een written concerning Christ.- — ii^srspav) our , or of us believers in the New Testament, ch. iv. 24; 1 Cor. x. 11. — b^o^ovriiy patience) of which Christ afforded an example, not pleasing Himself. — xa/j a hendiadys [See Append.], the comfort [paraclesis] of the Scrip- tures leads us to patience. A summary of the ends [the main aim] of sacred Scripture. — ‘7rapcr/.\ri<rzoj$, comfort) which holds the middle place between patience and hope ; ch. v. 4. There is comfort [ paraclesis , consolation], when the soul re-echoes the sentiment, thou art doTu/xog [Comp, the Gr. James i. 3, 12] ap- proved. 2 Cor. i. 6. — ’Tuv ypapuv, of the Scriptures) It is in the plural, and corresponds with whatsoever. [The Scriptures testify of Christ , and teach us by His example , what we should do or what we shoidd leave undone i — Y. g.] — ty)v sX-r/oa, the hope) The article must not be overlooked, comp, on patience and hope , ch. v. 4, on hope , ver. 12, 13. For from this mention oi patience and comfort the fifth verse Is deduced, and from the mentioning of hope the thirteenth verse. — may have) The former part