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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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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 65:4
18th Century
Theologian
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
On Psalms 65:4
19th Century
Bishop
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
On Psalms 65:4
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Psalms 65:4
17th Century
Pastor
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
On Psalms 65:1–5
17th Century
Minister
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…