Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
This psalm speaks not of the kingdom under Moses and the prophets, but of Christ's kingdom erected by the Gospel. The Psalmist commends it by its greatness and glory, which rightly compels our reverent fear, yet shows it established for the salvation of sinners, which makes it amiable and full of mercy.
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Commenting on Psalm 97:1-12
Shame will cover the faces of those who bow to carved images; a man who worships what another man's hand has shaped is brutish and senseless, and when he sees it plainly, he must blush at his former besotted boasting. All false powers, whether Jove or Thor, must lay down their claims before Jehovah and His Christ.
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The Lord reigns: He who made the world governs it, gives law and motion, ordains all events and judgments. Christ holds both the providential and mediatorial kingdoms, so that His reign is cause for joy to all the earth and every distant shore, if they do not wilfully refuse it.
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Commenting on Psalm 97:1-7