1The Prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4for his great works, 6for his judgments on the wicked, 10and for his goodness to the godly.
0A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.
1IT is a agood thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
a Ps. 33.1; 147.1; 107.1,8,15,21; 135.3. Lu. 1.47. Phi. 4.4.
2To bshew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness 1every night,
1Heb. in the nights.
b La. 3.23. Ps. 55.17; 89.1,2; 45.17; 145.2; 71.8,15.
3Upon can instrument of ten strings, and upon the *psaltery; 2upon the harp with 3a solemn sound.
*psaltery-stringed instrument.
2Or, upon the solemn sound with the harp.
3Heb. Higgaion. Ps. 9.16; 19.14.
c Ps. 33.2; 57.8; 68.25; 150.3-5.
4For thou, LORD, dhast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
d Ge. 1.31. Ps. 104.31; 13.5; 145.6,7; 149.2-5.
5O LORD, ehow great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
e Ps. 104.24; 40.5; 139.14,17. Is. 28.29; 55.9. Ro. 11.33. 1Co. 2.10. Job 38-41.
6A fbrutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool gunderstand this.
f Ps. 94.8; 14.1. 1Co. 2.14. Is. 1.3. g v.7,9. Ps. 73.16-22; 37.35,36.
7When hthe wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be idestroyed for ever:
h Job 12.6; 21.7-12. Ps. 73.12. Je. 12.1,2. Mal. 3.15; 4.1. i Ps. 37.2,36; 73.18-20; 55.15,23. 2Th. 1.7-9.
8But thou, LORD, art most jhigh for evermore.
j Ex. 18.11. Ps. 56.2. Ec. 5.8. Da. 4.34,35.
9For, lo, kthine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
k Ps. 73.27; 77.16; 68.1,2,30; 1.4; 83.13-17; 93.1,3; 129.1,2. Mat. 7.23. Is. 15.1. Na. 1.2.
10But lmy *horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of man *unicorn: I nshall be anointed with fresh oil.
*horn-symbol of strength and power.
*unicorn-wild bull.
l Ps. 57.10; 132.17; 89.17,24. Re. 3.21. 1Sa. 2.1. m Nu. 23.22. n 2Co. 1.21. 1Jn. 2.20. Ps. 23.5. Job 29.6.
11Mine oeye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
o Ps. 52.6; 54.7; 58.10; 91.8; 112.8; 37.34. Job 22.19. Mal. 3.5. Re. 19.1,2.
12The prighteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like qa cedar in Lebanon.
p Is. 65.22; 41.19; 55.13; 61.3. Ca. 7.7,8. Ps. 52.8. Ho. 14.5-8. Re. 7.9. Am. 2.9. q Ju. 9.15.
13Those that rbe planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
r Ps. 1.3. Is. 60.21. Eze. 47.12. Ro. 6.4,5; 11.17. 2Pe. 3.18.
14They sshall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and 4flourishing;
4Heb. green. Eze. 47.12.
s Job 17.9. Pr. 4.18. Is. 44.3,4. Je. 17.8; 31.12.
15To shew tthat the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
t Ps. 25.8. De. 32.4. Ro. 9.14. 2Ti. 4.8. He. 6.10. 2Th. 1.6,7. Zep. 3.5.