Introduction
The distinguishing feature of this psalm is its majestic idea of the true theocracy. This idea is not limited to the Hebrew constitution, or any one form of national life, but is general. Rising above the secondary notions of nationality and forms of government, it contemplates Jehovah upon his throne, firmly established and girded with power, ruling over the peoples of earth as a common family, by laws founded in absolute ethics, or the relation of man to God and his fellow man, and this despite all their rage and vaunting. Invisibly, yet potently, he executes his purposes, and makes his enemies the unconscious instruments of his high designs. This was the lofty conception of moral government by the Hebrew mind. Side by side with this was their idea of Messiah’s reign, so beautifully described in Psalms 72:0, and triumphantly in Psalms 2:0; but the two, to the Hebrew mind, were not identical. Historically, they meet in One only in New Testament times, in the fulness of divine revelation. The idea of the psalm is recognised in such places as Isaiah 24:23; Revelation 11:17-18; Revelation 19:6. The psalm is very properly considered as forming a supplement to Psalms 92:0, and Hitzig says, “It surely comes from the same author.” In the latter, the majesty of Jehovah, Psalms 92:8, answers to Psalms 92:4 of the former, while the victory of Psalms 92:9 points to the tumultuous enemies, Psalms 92:3, of the present psalm. See notes on Psalms 92:3-4. The Septuagint, in the title of this psalm, gives the designation εις την ημεραν του προ - σαββατον , for the day before the sabbath, and Jewish tradition corroborates it as a hymn for Sabbath, when God, having finished his creation, reigned over all his works. The indications of date are (like Psalms 92:0) all internal. The Church is beset with powerful enemies, which threaten to whelm the nation in instant ruin (Psalms 92:3) and the temple with desecration and dishonour, (Psalms 92:5,) from which Jehovah rescues them by immediate and sovereign interference, (Psalms 92:4;) all which point to the Assyrian invasion and catastrophe. 2 Kings 19:0
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