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Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, That he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, Your holy temple.
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God Initiates the Relationship
Commentators unanimously highlight that drawing near to God is not something we achieve on our own. The verse says God 'chooses' and 'causes' a person to approach Him. Scholars like Calvin and Gill see this as a reflection of God's sovereign, electing grace. This blessedness is a gift initiated by God's love, not earned by human merit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Blessed. —The ellipsis of the relative pronoun is common enough (see Psalms 34:8 and other examples), but here the antecedent is a…
16th Century
Protestant
Blessed is the man whom you have chosen. Having already acknowledged that the people had separated themselves from God by their sins and f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed [is the man whom] you choose In eternity; both to grace and glory; for such has true faith in Christ given t…
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…
