{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/jfb/psa021.htm","path":"bib/cmt/jfb/psa021.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/jfb/psa021.htm","text":"A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]\nthy strength . . . thy salvation--as supplied by Thee.\nThe sentiment affirmed in the first clause is reaffirmed by the negation of its opposite in the second.\npreventest--literally, \"to meet here in good sense,\" or \"friendship\" (Psa 59:10; compare opposite, Psa 17:13).\nblessings of goodness--which confer happiness.\ncrown of pure gold--a figure for the highest royal prosperity.\n(Compare Sa2 7:13-16). The glory and blessedness of the king as head of his line, including Christ, as well as in being God's specially selected servant, exceeded that of all others.\nmade him most blessed--or set him \"to be blessings,\" as Abraham (Gen 12:2).\nwith thy countenance--by sight of thee (Psa 16:11), or by Thy favor expressed by the light of Thy countenance (Num 6:25), or both.\nThe mediate cause is the king's faith, the efficient, God's mercy.\nThe address is now made to the king.\nhand--denotes power, and\nright hand--a more active and efficient degree of its exercise.\nfind out--reach, lay hold of, indicating success in pursuit of his enemies.\nThe king is only God's agent.\nanger--literally, \"face,\" as appearing against them.\nas a fiery oven--as in it.\nfruit--children (Psa 37:25; Hos 9:16).\nThis terrible overthrow, reaching to posterity, is due to their crimes (Exo 20:5-6).\nturn their back--literally, \"place them [as to the] shoulder.\"\nagainst the face of them--The shooting against their faces would cause them to turn their backs in flight.\nThe glory of all is ascribable to God alone.","title":"A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments: Psalms: Psalms Chapter 21","type":"page"}