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The heavens shall declare his righteousness, For God himself is judge. Selah.
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God's Perfect Justice
Multiple commentators emphasize that the absolute fairness of God's judgment is guaranteed because He is the judge Himself, not a deputy or angel. As Albert Barnes notes, only God possesses the perfect knowledge of every heart and motive, combined with absolute purity, ensuring a judgment so just that the entire universe will see and approve its rightness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness – They will make it known, or announce it. That is, the heavens—the heavenly inhabi…
19th Century
Anglican
The heavens. —Here is an exceedingly fine touch. In obedience to the Divine summons the heavens are heard acknowledging the right …
Baptist
Gather my saints together to me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness. The Jews were arrogant enough to imagine that their empty and fanciful service was the pe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness That is, either the heavens shall bear witness to his justice and eq…
This psalm is a psalm of instruction. It tells of the coming of Christ and the day of judgment, in which God will call people to account; and the H…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to trust in God; here, he instructs them in the worship of God. The title is a psalm for…
