LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Margin, “sojourn.” The Hebrew word properly means to “sojourn”—that is, to abide in a pl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Abide ... dwell. —Properly, as in margin, sojourn like a passing guest, and dwell like a resident. But here the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O Jehovah, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? As nothing is more common in the world than falsely to assume the name of God, or to pretend…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Lord, who shall abide in your tabernacle ?
&c.] This question, with the following, is put by the psalmist in a view …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints that they dwell in the holy …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the preceding psalm, the psalmist listed the just qualities that God requires from humanity; here, he shows how he pursues justice.

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