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Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.
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God's Heavenly Census
Commentators explain that this verse describes a divine census. God Himself is the one who "writes up the peoples," and He confers the highest honor on those registered as citizens of Zion (a metaphor for the Church). This divine recognition surpasses any earthly status or birthplace, marking a person as belonging to God's own people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord shall count – That is, God himself will honor those who are so born. In the previous verse, the effect of such a birth was…
19th Century
Anglican
The proud boast of the preceding verse is repeated here with allusion to the census or birth-register of citizens. (Isaiah 4:3;[Referen…
16th Century
Protestant
The Lord will recount, when he writeth the peoples. The meaning is that Zion will acquire such renown that it will stir all people with th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord shall count when he writeth up the people , and]. Not in the Lamb's book of life; for that was written from…
The church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. In the records of heaven, the humblest of those who are born aga…
