Verse 3. Thy loving-kindness is better than life ] This is the language of every regenerate soul. But O how few prefer the approbation of God to the blessings of life, or even to life itself in any circumstances! But the psalmist says, Thy loving-kindness, ûdsj chasdecha, thy effusive mercy, is better µyyjm mechaiyim, than LIVES: it is better than, or good beyond, countless ages of human existence.