Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 1. God be merciful unto us ] Show the Jewish people thy mercy, bless them in their bodies and souls and give a full evidence of thy approbation. This is nearly the same form of blessing as that used Num. vi. 25, where see the notes.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- A prayer for the enlargement of Christ's kingdom.
--All our happiness comes from God's mercy; therefore the first thin prayed for is, God be merciful to us, to us sinners, and pardon ou sins. Pardon is conveyed by God's blessing, and secured in that. If we by faith, walk with God, we may hope that his face will shine on us The psalmist passes on to a prayer for the conversion of the Gentiles which shows that the Old Testament saints desired that their advantage might also be enjoyed by others. And many Scripture prophecies an promises are wrapped up in prayers: the answer to the prayer of the church is as sure as the performance of God's promises. The joy wishe to the nations, is holy joy. Let them be glad that by his providenc the Lord will overrule the affairs of kingdoms; that even the kingdom of this world shall became the kingdom of the Lord, and of his Christ Then is declared a joyful prospect of all good when God shall do this The success of the gospel brings outward mercies with it; righteousnes exalts a nation. The blessing of the Lord sweetens all ou creature-comforts to us, and makes them comforts indeed. All the worl shall be brought to worship Him. When the gospel begins to spread, it shall go forward more and more, till it reaches to the ends of the earth. It is good to cast in our lot with those that are the blessed of the Lord. If nothing had been spoken in Scripture respecting the conversion of the heathen, we might think it vain to attempt s hopeless a work. But when we see with what confidence it is declared in the Scriptures, we may engage in missionary labours, assured that God will fulfil his own word. And shall we be backward to make known to the heathen the knowledge with which we are favoured, and the salvation we profess to glory in? They cannot learn unless they are taught. Then le us go forward in the strength of the Lord, and look to him to accompan the word the Holy Ghost; then Satan's kingdom shall be destroyed, an the kingdom of our Redeemer established _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew למנצח5329 בנגינת5068 מזמור4210 שׁיר׃7892 אלהים430 יחננו2603 ויברכנו1288 יאר215 פניו6440 אתנו854 סלה׃5542
