The Lord shall count – That is, God himself will honor those who are so born. In the previous verse, the effect of such a birth was…

The proud boast of the preceding verse is repeated here with allusion to the census or birth-register of citizens. (Isaiah 4:3;[Referen…

The Lord will recount, when he writeth the peoples. The meaning is that Zion will acquire such renown that it will stir all people with th…

The Lord shall count when he writeth up the people ,
and]. Not in the Lamb's book of life; for that was written from…

The church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. In the records of heaven, the humblest of those who are born aga…