on account of sins. When our transgressions prevail over us, thou dost forgive them.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Blessed is the man whom you choose—That is, happy is the man; or, “Oh, the happiness of the man whom you thus permit to approach you.” The…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Blessed. —The ellipsis of the relative pronoun is common enough (see Psalms 34:8 and other examples), but here the antecedent is a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Blessed is the man whom you have chosen. Having already acknowledged that the people had separated themselves from God by their sins and f…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Blessed [is the man whom] you choose
In eternity; both to grace and glory; for such has true faith in Christ given t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

All the praise the Lord receives from this earth is from Zion, being the fruit of the Spirit of Christ, and acceptable through him. Praise is silen…

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