Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 9. Hath walked in my statutes] Not only acknowledging them to be right, but acting according to them. Especially in every thing that relates to my worship, changing nothing, neglecting nothing.
And hath kept my judgments, to deal truly] Has attended to my Divine direction, both with respect to things forbidden, and things commanded.
These concern men in their religious conduct.
He is just] awh qydx tsaddik hu. He is a righteous man; he has given to all their due; he has abstained from every appearance of evil, and done that which was lawful and right in the sight of God.
He shall surely live] He has lived to me, and he shall live with me.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- Jerusalem like an unfruitful vine.
If a vine be fruitful, it is valuable. But if not fruitful, it is worthless and useless, it is cast into the fire. Thus man is capable of yielding a precious fruit, in living to God; this is the sole end of his existence; and if he fails in this, he is of no use but to be destroyed. What blindness then attaches to those who live in the tota neglect of God and of true religion! This similitude is applied to Jerusalem. Let us beware of an unfruitful profession. Let us come to Christ, and seek to abide in him, and to have his words abide in us _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew בחקותי2708 יהלך1980 ומשׁפטי4941 שׁמר8104 לעשׂות6213 אמת571 צדיק6662 הוא1931 חיה2421 יחיה2421 נאם5002 אדני136 יהוה׃3069
