Geneva Study Bible <or Song for the {a} sabbath day.>> It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
(a) Which teaches that the use of the Sabbath stands in praising God, and not only in ceasing from work. To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the {b} morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
(b) For God's mercy and fidelity in his promises toward his, bind them to praise him continually both day and night. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. Upon an {c} instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
(c) These instruments were then permitted in the Church as also they are now. (Ed.) For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy {d} work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
(d) He shows the use of the Sabbath day: that is, to meditate God's works. O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. A {e} brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
(e) That is, the wicked do not consider God's works nor his judgments against them, and therefore most justly perish. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. But thou, LORD, art {f} most high for evermore.
(f) Your judgments are most constant against the wicked and pass our reach. For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. {g} But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
(g) You will strengthen them with all power, and bless them with all happiness. Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. The righteous shall {h} flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
(h) Though the faithful seem to whither and be cut down by the wicked, yet they will grow again and flourish in the Church of God as the cedars do in mount Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; They shall still bring forth fruit in old {i} age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
(i) The children of God will have a power above nature and their age will bring forth fresh fruit. To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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