Verse 19. He appointed the moon for seasons ] The heathens thought that the sun and moon were gods, and worshipped them as such. The psalmist shows, 1. That they are creatures dependent on God for their being and continuance; and, 2. That they were made for the use of man. See what has been said on these luminaries in the notes on Gen. i. 14, 16.
Verses 19-30 - We are to praise and magnifyGod for the constant succession of day an night. And see how those are like to the wildbeasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenou creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the languag of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings whic cannot be uttered? There is the work of every day, which is to be don in its day, which man must apply to every morning, and which he mus continue in till evening; it will be time enough to rest when the nigh comes, in which no man can work. The psalmist wonders at the works of God. The works of art, the more closely they are looked upon, the mor rough they appear; the works of nature appear more fine and exact. The are all made in wisdom, for they all answer the end they were designe to serve. Every spring is an emblem of the resurrection, when a ne world rises, as it were, out of the ruins of the old one. But man alon lives beyond death. When the Lord takes away his breath, his sou enters on another state, and his body will be raised, either to glor or to misery. May the Lord send forth his Spirit, and new-create ou souls to holiness.
