For you have made - This is supposed to be uttered by the Jews who would return from Babylon, and therefore refers to what would ha…

Thou hast made of a city an heap. —The city spoken of as “the palace of strangers” was, probably in the prophet’s thought…

For thou hast made of a city a heap. Some refer this to Jerusalem; but I think that there is a change of number, as is very customary with…

For you have made of a city an heap
Which is to be understood, not of Samaria, nor of Jerusalem; rather of Babylon; …

However this might show the deliverance of the Jews from captivity, it looked further, to the praises that should be offered to God for Christ's vi…

1. O Lord, you are my God. Here, thanksgiving is presented. It is offered for three reasons:

   1. First, for the exaltation…