Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 5. Thou hast rebuked the heathen ] We know not what this particularly refers to, but it is most probably to the Canaanitish nations, which God destroyed from off the face of the earth; hence it is said, Thou hast put ovt their name for ever and ever, d[w µlw[l leolam vaed, endlessly. Here µlw[ olam has its proper signification, without end. He who contends it means only a limited time, let him tell us where the Hivites, Perizzites, Jebusites, &c., now dwell; and when it is likely they are to be restored to Canaan.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - If we would praise God acceptably, we must praise him in sincerity with our whole heart. When we give thanks for some one particula mercy, we should remember former mercies. Our joy must not be in the gift, so much as in the Giver. The triumphs of the Redeemer ought to be the triumphs of the redeemed. The almighty power of God is that whic the strongest and stoutest of his enemies are no way able to stan before. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, an that with him there is no unrighteousness. His people may, by faith flee to him as their Refuge, and may depend on his power and promis for their safety, so that no real hurt shall be done to them. Those wh know him to be a God of truth and faithfulness, will rejoice in his word of promise, and rest upon that. Those who know him to be a everlasting Father, will trust him with their souls as their main care and trust in him at all times, even to the end; and by constant car seek to approve themselves to him in the whole course of their lives Who is there that would not seek him, who never hath forsaken thos that seek Him?
Original Hebrew כי3588 עשׂית6213 משׁפטי4941 ודיני1779 ישׁבת3427 לכסא3678 שׁופט8199 צדק׃6664
