Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 110
Overview:
The
Lord is to be praised for his
Works.
- The psalmist resolves to praise
God himself. Our exhortations
and our examples should agree together. He recommends the
Works
of the
Lord, as the proper subject, when we are praising him;
and the dealings of his
Providence toward the world, the
Church,
and particular persons. All the
Works of the
Lord are spoken of
as one, it is his work;
So admirably do all the dispensations of
his
Providence centre in one design. The
Works of
God, humbly
and diligently sought into, shall all be found just and holy.
God's pardoning
Sin is the most wonderful of all his
Works, and
ought to be remembered to his
Glory. He will ever be mindful of
his
Covenant; he has ever been
So, and he ever will be
So. His
Works of
Providence were done according to the
Truth of the
Divine promises and prophecies, and
So were verity, or
Truth;
and
By him who has a right to dispose of the
Earth as he
pleases, and
So are
Judgment, or righteous: and this holds good
of the work of
Grace upon the
Heart of
Man, ver. 7,8. All
God's
Commandments are sure; all have been fulfilled
By Christ,
and remain with him for a rule of walk and
Conversation to us.
He sent
Redemption unto his people, out of
Egypt at first, and
often afterwards; and these were typical of the great
Redemption, which in the
Fulness of time was to be wrought out
By the
Lord Jesus. Here his
Everlasting Righteousness shines
forth in union with his boundless
Mercy.
No Man is
Wise who does
not fear the
Lord;
No Man Acts wisely except as influenced
By
that fear. This fear will lead to
Repentance, to
Faith in
Christ, to watchfulness and obedience. Such persons are of a
good understanding, however
Poor, unlearned, or despised.