\<>\. Whether this psalm was composed by David, in a view of the temple to be built by his son Solomon; or whether by one that returned from the Babylonish captivity, who wrote it for the comfort of those that wept at the laying of the foundation of the second temple; it seems evident that the…

His foundation is in the holy mountains. ] The Jewish writers connect these words with the title of the psalm, and make the sense to be this; “the foundation” or argument “of it”, the psalm, “is concerning the holy mountains” of Zion and Jerusalem; so Aben Ezra, Jarchi, and Kimchi; and the Targum…

The Lord loveth the gates of Zion Which the Targum interprets of the schools, as preferable to the synagogues: the Lord loves Zion herself; that is, the church, and therefore has chosen it for his habitation, took up his rest and residence in it, has founded it, and set Christ as King over it, and…

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.] Which is to be understood not of the city of Jerusalem literally, which was a magnificent city, compact together, full of inhabitants, and spacious houses, the metropolis of Judea, and seat of the kings of Judah; and what was most glorious of all…

I will make mention of Rahab Not of Rahab the harlot, as Jerom and others of the ancients [[23]] interpret it; for the letters of both words are not the same in Hebrew; though mention is made of her in the Gospel, and Gospel times, in the genealogy of Christ, and by two of the apostles, , but of…

And of Zion it shall be said The same with the city of God, the church before commended: this and that man was born in her; this and that great man, in opposition to a mean person, in the preceding verse: “or a man and man” [[3]]; men of all sorts, and of different nations, Jews and Gentiles, and…

The Lord shall count when he writeth up the people, &]. Not in the Lamb’s book of life; for that was written from eternity, but in the writing of the house of Israel, among the living in Jerusalem, and with his righteous ones; which is done at effectual calling, and when admitted members of Gospel…

As well the singers as the players on the instruments shall be there In Zion, in the church; signifying that there should be great spiritual joy there when the above things should be accomplished; great joy in the churches, because of the conversion of Jews and Gentiles; and great joy in the…