Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light, or "God is Jehovah, "the only living and true God. There is none other God but he. The words may also be rendered, "Mighty is Jehovah." Only the power of God could have brought us such light and joy as spring from the work of our Champion and King.
The gates of righteousness belong to those who conform to God's loving will alone. Israel beheld in the rebuilt Temple a reflection of what it had become through mercy, yet great mountains of difficulty stood before Zerubbabel until God made them plain and brought forth the capstone.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:19-29
David reached the throne not by his own wit or men's favor, but appointed by God Himself. He had faced mortal dangers a hundred times over; God alone delivered him. This temporal kingdom figures the eternal spiritual kingdom of Christ, in whom David's person is fulfilled.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:1-29