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Psalm Sixty-five
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 65
To the chief Musician
A Psalm cf15I and Song of David.
Some copies of the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions read
"a
song of Jeremiah and Ezekiel
"sung" by the people of the captivity
when they were about to come out;'
and
some copies have "Haggai": but though it is possible it might be sung
upon that occasion
it is certain it was not then composed
but was written by
David
as the genuine title shows: as for Jeremiah; he was not carried captive
to Babylon
and Ezekiel died before the return of the people from it; nor is
there anything in the psalm relating to that captivity. The title of it
indeed
in the Arabic version
is concerning the captivity of the people; which
it seems to have taken from some Greek copy; and Kimchi and Arama interpret it
of the captivity of the people of the Jews; but then they mean their present
captivity
and their deliverance from it. According to the title of it in the
Syriac version
the occasion of it was the bringing up of the ark of God to
Sion; and Aben Ezra is of opinion that David composed the psalm at that time;
or that one of the singers composed it at the building of the temple
and which
he thinks is right
and perhaps is concluded from Psalm 65:1; and who
also says it was composed in a year of drought; but it rather seems to have
been written in a year of great plenty
as the latter part of it shows; and the
whole seems to respect the fruitful
flourishing
and happy state of the church
in Gospel times
for which it is a song of praise.
Psalm 65:1 Praise
is awaiting You
O God
in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.
YLT
1To the Overseer. -- A Psalm
of David. A Song. To Thee
silence -- praise
O God
[is] in Zion
And to Thee
is a vow completed.
Praise waiteth for thee
O God
in Sion
.... Who
dwells in Sion
as Jarchi interprets it; and so the Targum; whose Shechinah
or
glorious Majesty
is in Sion; see Psalm 76:2; or else
Sion
which designs no other than the church of God
and which is so called
under the Gospel dispensation
Hebrews 12:22; is
the place where "praise" waits for God
that being the city of our
solemnities
as well as the city of the great King; and not only a house of
prayer
but of praise
where the sacrifices
both of prayer and praise
are
offered to God through Christ with acceptance: and praise may be said to
"wait" for him here
because it is "due" to him here
as
some render it
on account of many blessings and privileges of grace here enjoyed
through the word and ordinances; and because the people of God wait upon him
here with their tribute of praise
which is comely in them to bring
and is
"agreeable" and acceptable to him; and because it
"remains"
abides
and continues here; or
in other words
the saints
are continually praising the Lord here
giving thanks to him always for all
things
Psalm 84:4; some
render the words "praise is silent for thee"F5לך דמיה תהלה
"tibi silet laus"
Pagninus
Vatablus. ; because there is no end of
it
as Jarchi observes; or
because of the greatness of the works of the Lord
praise cannot reach him
as Ben Melech expresses it. The greatest shouts
and
loudest acclamations of praise
are but silence in comparison of what ought
if
it could be expressed
on account of the nature
perfections
and works of God.
The Targum is
"before
thee praise is reputed as silence.'
In
the king of Spain's Bible it is
"the
praise of angels is reputed before thee as silence;'
perhaps
it may be best rendered
"to thee belong"
or "are
due
silence and praise"F6"Tibi silentium est
et laus"
Piscator
Gejerus. : there ought to be first a silent and quiet
waiting upon God for mercies wanted
and which he has promised to give; and
when they are bestowed
praise should be rendered unto him. GussetiusF7Ebr.
Comment. p. 193. gives the sense of the words
and renders them
"praise
which is thine image
which bears a likeness to thee shall be paid in Sion;'
and unto thee shall the vow be performed: that is
of
praise and thankfulness for deliverance and salvation
made in a time of
trouble and distress; see Psalm 66:13.
Psalm 65:2 2 O You who hear prayer
To
You all flesh will come.
YLT
2Hearer of prayer
to Thee
all flesh cometh.
O thou that hearest prayer
.... So as to answer it
sooner or later
in one way or another
and always in the fittest time
and in
the best way; so as to fulfil the requests and supply the wants of men
so far
as may be for their good
and God's glory; which is a proof of the
omnipresence
omniscience
and all sufficiency of God; who can hear the prayers
of his people in all places at the same time
and knows all their persons and
wants
and what is most proper for them
and can and does supply all their
needs
and causes all grace to abound towards them; and it also shows his
wondrous grace and condescension
to listen to the cries and regard the prayers
of the poor and destitute;
unto thee shall all flesh come; being encouraged by the
above character of him. All sorts of persons may come to him; men of all
nations
of every rank and degree
condition and circumstance; there is no bar
unto nor bounds about the throne of grace; the way to it lies open through the
Mediator; and all sensible sinners shall and do come thither
though they are
but "flesh"
frail and mortal
corrupt and sinful creatures
and know
themselves to be so; and they that come aright come through Christ
the new and
living way
in his name
and in the faith of him
and of being heard for his
sake
and under the gracious influences of the spirit of grace and
supplication: it may be considered as a prophecy of the calling of the
Gentiles
and of their calling upon God through Christ
and of their coming to
God in his house
which was to be
and is
an house of prayer to all people
Isaiah 56:7.
Psalm 65:3 3 Iniquities prevail against
me; As for our transgressions
You will provide atonement for them.
YLT
3Matters of iniquities were
mightier than I
Our transgressions -- Thou dost cover them.
Iniquities prevail against me
.... Or
"are
mightier than I"F8מני "prae
me"
Muis
Michaelis. ; this may be understood either of the iniquities of
others
his enemies; their "words of iniquities"F9דברי עונת "verba
iniquitatum"
Montanus
Vatablus
Gejerus
Michaelis; so Ainsworth. or
iniquitous words
as in the Hebrew text; their calumnies
reproaches
false
charges
and accusations
which prevailed against David in Saul's court; or
rather his own iniquities
inward lusts
indwelling sins
as well as open
transgressions
which he considers as his enemies
as numerous and powerful
too mighty for him
which warred against him
and sometimes got the better of
him
and threatened him with utter ruin and destruction; but amidst all this he
spies atonement and pardon through the blood and sacrifice of Christ
as
follows;
as for our
transgressions
thou shall purge them away; not only his own
but
others
which Christ has done by the sacrifice of himself; and when his blood
is applied to the conscience of a sensible sinner
it purges it from all his
sins
Hebrews 1:3; it may
be rendered
"thou shall expiate them"
or "make atonement for
them"F11תכפרם
"propitiaberis"
V. L. Pagninus
Montanus; "expiabis"
Vatablus
Gejerus
Michaelis. ; which Christ
our propitiation
has done: this
was the work appointed him
which he undertook
came into the world to do
and
has performed
Daniel 9:24
Hebrews 2:17; or
"thou shalt cover them"; with the blood and righteousness of Christ;
or forgive them for the sake of them
Psalm 32:1.
Psalm 65:4 4 Blessed is the man
You choose
And cause to approach You
That he may dwell in Your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house
Of Your holy temple.
YLT
4O the happiness of [him
whom] Thou choosest
And drawest near
he inhabiteth Thy courts
We are
satisfied with the goodness of Thy house
Thy holy temple.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest
.... In
eternity; both to grace and glory; for such have true faith in Christ given
them
called the faith of God's elect
and shall never perish: they are
effectually called by the grace of God
and are justified by the righteousness
of Christ
and shall be glorified; or in time
for there is a choice in time
as the fruit
effect
and evidence of the eternal choice
and is no other than
effectual calling; see John 15:19
1 Corinthians 1:26;
and happy are those who are both chosen and called; both election and the
effectual calling are to grace and glory
and spring from the good will and
pleasure of God; and the Targum in the king of Spain's Bible is
"blessed
is the man in whom thou art well pleased;'
and causest to approach unto thee; the same
Targum supplies
"unto
the fear of thee;'
or
unto thy fear and worship. The persons whom God has chosen for himself are
in
their state of nature
at a distance from him by reason of sin; and through the
blood and sacrifice of Christ
by which atonement is made
they are brought
nigh to him; and in the faith of Christ the Mediator
their hearts are engaged
to approach unto God
and come with boldness to his throne
and ask grace and
mercy of him; and through the grace of Christ they have nearness to him
and
communion with him
Ephesians 2:18;
that he may dwell
in thy courts; or "he shall dwell"F12ישכן
"habitabit"
Pagninus
Montanus
Tigurine version
Musculus. ; the
man that is chosen of God
and brought nigh by Christ; he shall not only come
into the house of God
and tread in his courts
but he shall dwell there
ever
abide
and never go out;
we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house; even all that
are like this man
chosen by the grace of God
redeemed by the blood of Christ
brought into the house of God
and have a place and a name there
better than
that of sons and daughters of men: by "the house" of God we are to
understand the church of God; and by "the goodness" of it the
provisions of grace in it
the word and ordinances
and the blessings of grace
held forth in them
and especially Christ the bread of life
whose flesh is meat
indeed
and whose blood is drink indeed; of which true believers may eat
and
do to full satisfaction; and blessed are they that have such food
and
appetites for it
and are filled with it. The Targum paraphrases it
"the
righteous shall say
we shall be satisfied with the goodness of shy house.'
It
follows
even of thy holy
temple: which means the same as the house of God; namely
the church;
see Ephesians 2:21.
Some
as Aben Ezra observes
interpret it
"thou Holy One in thy
temple"; as if it was an address to God
and a description of him as in
his temple.
Psalm 65:5 5 By
awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us
O God of our salvation
You
who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth
And of the far-off
seas;
YLT
5By fearful things in
righteousness Thou answerest us
O God of our salvation
The confidence of all
far off ends of earth and sea.
By terrible things in
righteousness wilt thou answer us
.... Not by afflictive
dispensations of Providence
which
though disagreeable to flesh and blood
and
are sometimes terrible to good men
when they apprehend the wrath of God in
them
and look upon them as punishments for sin; yet these are consistent with
the love of God to them
are for their spiritual good
and
when viewed in this
light
they rejoice and glory in them; but as afflictions are not prayed for
nor to be prayed for
there being no direction for it
nor example of it
they cannot
be considered as answers of prayer; but the Lord answers his people in this
way
by inflicting judgments on their enemies: by such terrible things did he
answer the Israelites at the Red sea
in the wilderness
and in the land of
Canaan
Deuteronomy 10:17;
and in this way will he answer his people in the destruction of antichrist and
his followers
Revelation 6:9.
Moreover
by "terrible things" may be meant things stupendous
marvellous
and even miraculous; and by such things does God sometimes answer
his people
in destroying their enemies and saving them; and which are so
called
because they inject horror and terror into their enemies
and fill them
with fear and reverence of God: and which are done "in
righteousness"; in faithfulness to his promises made to his people; in the
exercise of his vindictive justice upon their enemies; in goodness
grace
and
mercy to them
as "righteousness" sometimes signifies
as in Psalm 51:14; and
not for their righteousness
who do not present their supplications to him for
the sake of that; but for the righteousness of his Son
for the sake of which
they are heard and answered;
O God of our salvation: not only temporal
but
spiritual and eternal; which he has resolved upon
and chose his people to
and
has settled the way and manner of
in which it should be brought about; has
secured it in covenant for them
promised it in his word
sent his Son to
obtain it
and his Spirit to give knowledge and make application of it; and
from this character of his
and the concern he has in salvation
it may be
concluded he will answer the prayers of his people for their good;
who art the confidence
of all the ends of the earth; of all that dwell upon the continent
to
the uttermost parts of the habitable world;
and of them that are afar off upon the sea: not only in
ships upon the sea
but upon islands in the sea; and so the Targum
"and
of the islands of the sea
which are afar off from the dry land;'
and
Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it in the same manner; such snare the isles in
which we live: this seems to refer to Gospel times
in which the Lord is not
only the "confidence" or "hope of Israel"
but of the
Gentiles also; who are encouraged to hope in the Lord
and put their confidence
in him
seeing with him there is forgiving mercy
and plenteous redemption;
hath appointed Christ to be his salvation to the ends of the earth; has sent
his Gospel into all the world declaring this; and Christ in it encourages all
the ends of the earth to look unto him for salvation; and multitudes upon the
continent
and in different isles
have been enabled to hope in him.
Psalm 65:6 6 Who established the
mountains by His strength
Being clothed with power;
YLT
6Establishing mountains by
His power
He hath been girded with might
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains
.... In the
first creation and formation of them
when they were settled on their basis so
firmly that they are rarely removed
and when they are it is something
extraordinary. Some understand this of the Lord's preparing the mountains with
the rain of his strength
for the bringing forth of herbs and grass for the
service of man and beast
and of his adorning them with trees; and the Targum
is
"who
preparest food for the wild goats of the mountains;'
others
interpret them of kingdoms and communities
comparable to mountains
Jeremiah 51:25; but
these are not set fast
they are not firm and stable
but in a course of time
are removed
and give way to others; rather the church of God is meant; see Isaiah 2:2; where
the same phrase is used as here; and "mountains" may signify
particular churches
or indeed particular believers; for all that trust in the
Lord are like to mountains
Psalm 125:1; and
these are set fast in the everlasting love of God
by which their mountain is
made to stand strong; in eternal election
which is the foundation of God that
stands sure; in the covenant of grace
which is more immovable than hills and
mountains; and on Christ the Rock
against whom the gates of hell can never
prevail; and who are so established
settled
and kept by the power of God
that they cannot be removed by the most boisterous storms and winds of the
world's persecutions
Satan's temptations
or their own sins and corruptions;
being girded with
power: not the mountains
but God himself; whose power
like himself
is infinite
and appears in the works of his hands
of nature
providence
and
grace: the allusion is to a mighty man girded for battle; or for the
performance of great undertakings.
Psalm 65:7 7 You who still the noise of
the seas
The noise of their waves
And the tumult of the peoples.
YLT
7Restraining the noise of
seas
the noise of their billows
And the multitude of the peoples.
Which stilleth the noise of the seas
the noise of their waves
.... By a word
speaking; as our Lord did when here on earth
and which was a proof and
evidence of his eternal power and Godhead. These figurative expressions are
interpreted by the next clause;
and the tumult of the people: of wicked men
who foam
and rage against the people of God
and are like a troubled sea that cannot
rest; but God can say to these proud waters
which threaten to go over their
souls
Peace
be still; he can stop their opposition
quell their
insurrections
restrain their wrath
and make them peaceable and quiet;
wherefore the saints have no reason to be afraid of them
Psalm 46:2.
Psalm 65:8 8 They also who dwell in the
farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning
and evening rejoice.
YLT
8And the inhabitants of the
uttermost parts From Thy signs are afraid
The outgoings of morning and evening
Thou causest to sing.
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy
tokens
.... The tokens of his wrath and displeasure at wicked men
seen
in the punishments inflicted on them
which cause them to fear and tremble.
Some interpret them of the sun
moon
and stars
which are set for
"signs"
as the wordF13מאותתיך
"a signis tuis"
Pagninus
Montanus
&c. used signifies; and
which declare the glory of God to the uttermost parts of the earth
and strike
men with awe and reverence of him; and others of thunder and lightning
which
are sometimes very dreadful and terrible. Moreover
the wordF14"A
signis et prodigiis tuis"
Michaelis. signifies signs and wonders
marvellous things
miraculous operations; and may be understood of those that
were wrought in the first times of the Gospel
for the confirmation of it; some
of which were wrought in the uttermost parts of the earth; or
however
were
heard of there
and believed; which caused them to receive the Gospel with all
reverence
not as the word of man
but as the word of God;
thou makest the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to
rejoice; some interpret this of the morning and evening sacrifices;
others of the sun that goes forth in the morning
and rejoices as a strong man
to run his race
and of the moon and stars that appear in the evening
and both
give pleasure and delight to the inhabitants of the earth; others of men who go
forth in the morning cheerfully to their labour
and of the beasts that go out
in the evening to seek their prey
Psalm 19:5; but it
seems better to understand it of the rising of the stars before the sun in the
morning
and the appearance of them after the moon is up in the evening; or of
the rising and setting sun; of the east and west
which include the whole
world
and the inhabitants of it; who are made to rejoice at the coming of the
Gospel among them
which rings the good news and glad tidings of peace
pardon
righteousness
and salvation
by Christ
whereby his name becomes great
and is
praised among the Gentiles; see Malachi 1:11.
Psalm 65:9 9 You visit the earth and
water it
You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide
their grain
For so You have prepared it.
YLT
9Thou hast inspected the
earth
and waterest it
Thou makest it very rich
the rivulet of God [is] full
of water
Thou preparest their corn
When thus Thou dost prepare it
Thou visitest the earth
and waterest it
.... So the
Lord looked upon the earth
quickly after its formation
before rain came upon
it
and he watered the whole face of the ground
Genesis 2:5; so he
cared for the land of Judea in particular
and watered it with the rain of
heaven
Deuteronomy 11:11;
see 2 Samuel 21:1; to
which some think reference is had here; and so he visits and waters the whole
earth in general
at certain times and seasons
Acts 14:16; this
may be applied to the church and people of God in Gospel times
who are his
husbandry
and the good ground on which the seed falls and is received
and
brings forth fruit; and are comparable to the earth that drinks in the rain
that comes oft upon it
and brings forth herbs meet for those that dress it
and receives a blessing from God
Hebrews 6:7; thus
the Lord visited his people
by the mission of his Son to redeem them
whose
coming was as the rain
the former and latter
to the earth
Luke 1:68; so he
visited the Gentile world
by the preaching of the Gospel by his apostles
whose doctrines dropped as the rain
and distilled as the dew and small rain on
the tender herb
and as showers on the grass; and so made a wilderness a pool
of water
and the dry land springs of water
Acts 15:14; and in
like manner he visits particular persons in conversion
and waters them with
the graces of his Spirit
by which he regenerates
quickens
and sanctifies
them
and makes them fruitful
Isaiah 44:3;
thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God
which is
full of water; not Shiloah nor Jordan; but the clouds which are full of rain
which falling upon the earth
impregnate it with rich particles
which make it
very fertile and fruitful; so the Targum
"with
a multitude of fruits thou enrichest it out of the river of God
which is in
heaven
which is full of rain:'
this
may mystically denote the river of God's everlasting love
which is full of the
blessings of grace
and which flowing upon his people
makes them fruitful
and
enriches them with the riches of grace and glory; see Psalm 46:4;
thou preparest them corn
when thou hast so provided for it; or because
thou hast so prepared itF15כי כן תבינה "quia sic parasti
eam"
Pagninus; so Cocceius. ; that is
the earth being disposed and
prepared by the Lord
watered and enriched with the rain of heaven
produces
corn in great plenty for the inhabitants of the earth; which may spiritually design
either the fruitfulness of the saints
whose hearts are disposed and prepared
by the grace of God to receive the seed of the word
which brings forth fruit
in them; or the bread corn
that wheat of the Gospel
and Christ the sum and
substance of it
which is of God's preparing for his people
and by which they
are nourished and made comfortable; see Zechariah 9:17.
Psalm 65:10 10 You water its ridges abundantly
You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers
You bless its growth.
YLT
10Its ridges have been
filled
Deepened hath been its furrow
With showers Thou dost soften it
Its
springing up Thou blessest.
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly
.... Kimchi
calls them the eminences of the earth
the little hills
the higher parts of
ploughed land; those which lie between furrow and furrow seem to be meant
which being watered with rain become lower
and are made fruitful: these may
denote such as are lifted up with their own imaginary purity and righteousness;
and who
when the grace of God takes hold upon them
are humbled
and confess
themselves the chief of sinners and the least of saints
renounce their own
righteousness
and submit to Christ's;
thou settlest the furrows thereof; or "thou causest the
rain to descend into the furrows thereof"F16נחת גדודיה "descendere facis
pluviam in sulcos ejus"
Vatablus. ; which fills them
and makes them
fruitful; and may design humble souls
whom the Lord fills with his good
things
and makes them fruitful in every good work;
thou makest it soft with showers; which through drought is
become like iron and brass
and
without large and heavy showers
as the wordF17ברביבים "guttis grandioribus"
Piscator. used
signifies
and these repeated
it is so hard
that no impressions can be made
upon it
nor anything spring out of it; and such is the hard heart of man
which God only can make soft by the means of his word
through the energy of
his Spirit
and the efficacy of his grace; which coming in great abundance
like large showers of rain
removes the hardness of the heart
makes it
susceptible of divine impressions
and of receiving the seed of the word
whereby it becomes fruitful;
thou blessest the springing thereof; the tender blade
when
it first peeps out of the earth; this the Lord nourishes and cherishes; he
preserves it from the nipping frosts
by covering it with snow; he waters it
with the dews of heaven
and warms it with the beams of the sun; he causes it
to grow
and brings it to perfection: so the Lord takes great notice of the
springing and buddings forth of grace
of the first acts and exercises of it in
young converts
and takes care of them; and as he will not hurt them himself
nor break the bruised reed
nor quench the smoking flax; so he takes care that
others should not; see Song of Solomon 6:11;
he gives them more grace
and strengthens what they have; causes it to grow
and brings it on to perfection. The word here used is the same by which Christ
the branch
is expressed
Zechariah 3:8; and
as the Lord has blessed him with the blessings of goodness
so he blesses all
the branches which are in him
John 15:4
Ephesians 1:3.
Psalm 65:11 11 You crown the year with
Your goodness
And Your paths drip with abundance.
YLT
11Thou hast crowned the year
of Thy goodness
And Thy paths drop fatness.
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness
.... The whole
circling year
from one end of it to the other; particularly that season of it
when the harvest is gathered in; the seed being sown
the earth watered
the
springing of it blessed
and the corn brought to perfection
the year is
crowned with a plentiful harvest: this may denote the acceptable year of the
Lord
the year of the redeemed
the whole Gospel dispensation
Isaiah 61:2; in
certain seasons and periods of which there have been great gatherings of souls
to Christ; at the first of it multitudes were converted in Judea
and in the
Gentile world
which were the first fruits of the Spirit; and in all ages there
have been more or less instances of this kind; and in the latter day there will
be a large harvest
when the Jews will be converted
and the fulness of the
Gentiles brought in;
and thy paths drop fatness; the heavens
as Jarchi
interprets it; or the clouds
as Kimchi; which are the chariots and horses of
God
in which he rides
and are the dust of his feet
Psalm 104:3
Nahum 1:3; and
these drop down rain upon the earth
and make it fat and flourishing; and may
mystically design the administration of the Gospel
and the administration of
ordinances; which are the paths in which the Lord goes forth to his people
and
directs them to walk in
and in which he meets them with a fulness of blessings
and satisfies them as with marrow and fatness.
Psalm 65:12 12 They drop on the
pastures of the wilderness
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
YLT
12Drop do the pastures of a
wilderness
And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness
.... As well
as upon the ploughed land
and turn them into a fruitful field; which may
denote the Gentile world
whither the Gospel was sent by Christ
and preached
by his apostles; and whose doctrines dropped as the rain
and prospered to the
thing whereunto they were sent
and made this wilderness as the garden of God;
and the little hills rejoice on every side; or "joy
girds the hills"; or "they are girded with joy"F18וגיל גבעות תחגרנה
"collesque exultatione accinguntur"
Tigurine version
Junius &
Tremellius
Piscator; so Ainsworth; "accinxerunt se"
Pagninus;
"accingent se"
Montanus. ; or "gird themselves with joy"
as the Targum; being covered on all sides with grass
herbs
and trees: these
may denote the churches of Christ
and little hills of Sion
who rejoice when
the interest of Christ flourishes
Psalm 68:14.
Psalm 65:13 13 The pastures are clothed
with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy
they
also sing.
YLT
13Clothed have lambs the
flock
And valleys are covered with corn
They shout -- yea
they sing!
The pastures are clothed with flocks
.... Of sheep
which are so thick
that there is scarce anything to be seen upon the pastures
but them; which look as if they were clothed with them: these may intend the
multitude of converts
signified by the flocks of Kedar
and rams of Nebaioth;
which gathering about the church
and joining to her
she clothes herself with
them as with an ornament
Isaiah 60:7 it may
be rendered the "rams clothe"
or "cover
the flocks"F19כרים κριοι
Sept.
"arietes"
V. L. ; or the flocks are clothed
or covered
with the
rams
as expressive of their copulation with them; and so the Targum
"the
rams ascend upon the flocks;'
which
sense is favoured by the Septuagint
Vulgate Latin
Ethiopic
and Arabic
versions;
the valleys also are covered over with corn; being made
very fruitful with the rain
and bringing forth in great abundance; so humble
souls are the most fruitful ones;
they shout for joy
they also sing; that is
the pastures
hills
and valleys
being laden with all kind of fruit for the use of man and
beast
for necessity and pleasure
which occasion joy to the inhabitants of the
earth: this may be expressive of the joy that will be among men
when the
interest of Christ will be in a more flourishing condition in the latter day;
see Isaiah 49:13.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》