1David praiseth God: 4the blessedness of God's chosen because of his infinite power and goodness.
0To the chief Musician, aA Psalm and Song of David.
a Ps. 48, title.
1PRAISE 1waiteth for thee, O God, bin Sion: and unto thee cshall the vow be performed.
1Heb. is silent. Ps. 62.1,5; 84.4.
b Ps. 76.2; 78.68,69. c Ps. 56.12; 76.11; 66.13,14; 119.106.
2O thou dthat hearest prayer, unto thee shall eall flesh come.
d Is. 45.11. Da. 9.23. e Ps. 66.1,4; 22.27; 86.9. Jn. 12.32. Is. 56.7. Zec. 8.21-23.
32Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
2Heb. Words, or matters of iniquities. Ps. 38.4; 40.13; 25.11. Ro. 7.24,25; 5.20,21. Mi. 7.18,19. He. 1.3; 9.14. 1Jn. 1.7,9.
4fBlessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee , that ghe may dwell in thy courts: we shall be hsatisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
f Ps. 33.12; 4.3; 84.4; 15.1; 23.6. g Ps. 27.4. h Ps. 63.5; 36.8; 16.11; 17.15. Je. 31.12-14,25. Ep. 3.18,19.
5By iterrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O jGod of our salvation; who art the kconfidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
i Ps. 45.4; 47.2; 66.3-7; 106.21,22. De. 10.17,21. Is. 37.35,36,38. j Ps. 68.19,20; 62.5,8. k Ps. 104.27. Is. 45.22,24,25. Ac. 17.28. He. 1.3.
6Which by his strength lset-teth fast the mountains; being m*girded with power:
*girded-secured with a belt or band, encircled.
l Ps. 119.90; 24.2. m Ps. 93.1; 147.5. Ge. 18.14.
7Which nstilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the otumult of the people.
n Ps. 89.9; 107.29; 46.2,3. Mat. 8.26. o Ps. 2.1-5; 76.10; 124.1-5. Is. 17.12,13. Eze. 38.4. 2Sa. 18; 20.
8They also that dwell in the *uttermost parts are afraid at pthy tokens: qthou makest the *outgoings of the morning and evening 3to rejoice.
*uttermost-outermost.
*outgoings-limits or boundaries.
3Or, to sing.
p Job 37.5. Hab. 3.3-11. Ps. 48.5,6; 126.2,3. q Job 38.12. Ps. 19.5; 104.20-23.
9Thou visitest the earth, 4and waterest it: thou rgreatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so *provided for it.
4Or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain.
*provided-considered beforehand, taken thought for.
r Ps. 68.9; 104.13,14; 46.4. Je. 5.24. De. 11.10,11,14. Job 37.6.
10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: 5thou settlest the furrows thereof: 6thou makest it soft with showers: thou sblessest the springing thereof.
5Or, thou causest rain to descend into the furrows thereof.
6Heb. thou dissolvest it.
s 1Co. 3.6,7. Ps. 147.8.
11Thou crownest 7the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
7Heb. the year of thy goodness.
12They tdrop upon uthe pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills 8rejoice on every side.
8Heb. are girded with joy. Is. 35.1.
t Job 38.26,27. Ps. 147.8. u Je. 9.10.
13The vpastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
v Is. 55.9-13; 49; 60; 65. Je. 31; 33.