7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; On him my heart hath-placed-trust, and I am helped; My flesh hath-resumed-its-bloom [C], and from my heart I will praise him. 8 Jehovah is the strength of his people, And the strengthener of the salvations of his 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance ; Govern them, and exalt them for ever. PSALM XXIX. AN ODE OF DAVID. THIS 29th Psalm, taken literally, seems to describe the effect of a great storm, from which, however, the people of Israel were providentially protected. But I have no doubt that the storm is mystical, describing the violent conflict between the Gospel and its opponents in the latter ages. This is evident, I think, from the 1st verse, and from the end of the psalm-from the first verse, in which the sons of the mighty, the great potentates of the earth, are called upon to submit to Jehovah, and to worship him; and—from the conclusion of the psalm, which describes the final submission of the whole world, God's controul and direction of the whole tumult, his final victory, and his promise that he will give his people, that is, the spiritual Israel, the blessings of peace. The voice of Jehovah is the preaching of the gospel, more particularly the renewed preaching in the latter ages. See Bishop Horne's most excellent comment upon this psalm. 1 Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of Idolatry, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and might. 2 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory of his name, Prostrate yourselves before Jehovah in the pomp of holiness.* 3 The voice of Jehovah over the waters! *See Ps. XXVI. 9. & CX. 3. The God of glory gives [his] thunder, 4 The voice of Jehovah in all its force! The voice of Jehovah in all its majesty! 5 The voice of Jehovah shivers the cedars, Even Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon ; 6 Even like a calf he maketh them to skip, Lebanon and Sirion like the calf of the buffalo. 7 The voice of Jehovah striketh out the forked flame of fire.* 8 The voice of Jehovah terrifies the wilderness, Jehovah terrifies the wilderness of Cades. 9 The voice of Jehovah makes havoc of the oaks, And strippeth bare the forests. And in his temple All this proclaims his glory. *"Hewed out pointed flames of fire." Mudge. 10 Jehovah is seated high over the raging flood; Yes: Jehovah is seated King for ever. 11 Jehovah shall give strength unto his people, Jehovah shall give his people the blessing of peace. PSALM XXX. [See Notes.] PSALM XXXI. MESSIAH PRAYS FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THE PERSECUTION OF HIS ENEMIES. 1 O Jehovah, with thee I have-taken-shelter, Let me not be-brought-to-shame for ever; Deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Incline thine ear unto me speedily; Deliver me; be thou my rock of strength, My castle of defence [A] to save me. 3 Truly thou art my rock and my castle, And for thy name's sake lead me and guide me. 4 Extricate me from the net which they have spread for me unseen, For thou art the source-of-my-strength.* 5 Into thy hand I give-in-charge my spirit, Thou hast truth! delivered me, O Jehovah, God of 6 Thou hatest [B]them that wait upon the vanities of delusion. ‡ But I upon Jehovah have placed-my-trust. 7 I shall exult [C] and rejoice in thy tender love, When thou shalt have regarded my affliction, [And] accepted my person in adversities ; *Literally, "my strengthener." † Thou hast, i. e." Thou most surely wilt.-The thing is as certain as if it were done." See Jonah, II, 8. |