Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
20And they went about from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people.
21He suffered no man to do them wrong;
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
22Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,
And do my prophets no harm.
23Sing unto the LORD, all the earth;
Shew forth his salvation from day to day.
24Declare his glory among the nations,
His marvellous works among all the peoples.
25For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised:
He also is to be feared above all gods.
26For all the gods of the peoples are [1]idols:
But the LORD made the heavens.
27Honour and majesty are before him:
Strength and gladness are in his place.
sojourners] The patriarchs were not simply strangers, but strangers who made a long sojourn in Canaan.
20. kingdom . . . people] The "kingdom" is Egypt (Gen. xii.); the "people" the Canaanite and Perizzite (Gen. xiii.).
21. he reproved kings] Gen. xx. 3—7.
22. my prophets] Gen. xx. 7.
23—33 (= Ps. xcvi. 1—13).
23. Sing unto the LORD] In Ps. xcvi. 1, 2 this exhortation is thrice repeated; in Chron. it is once given. Note that ver. 2 a of the Ps. is also omitted here.
25. to be feared above all gods] i.e. to be feared as being above all "that are called gods," these being "things of nought" (ver. 26, R.V. mg.). The real existence of false gods is not assumed.
26. made the heavens] A fine epithet. Cp. Jer. x. 11, The gods that have not made the heavens . . . shall perish from the earth.
27. are before him] i.e. are His, belong to Him as His attributes. Perhaps also before him refers to God's abode in heaven, while the parallel expression in his place (Ps. xcvi. 6, in his sanctuary) refers to His temple on earth.
Strength and gladness] Ps. xcvi. 6, Strength and beauty. The reference seems to be to the strength and gladness (or beauty) which God bestows on Israel (Ps. lxviii. 35; Is. lxi. 3).
in his place] Read with Ps. xcvi. 6, in his sanctuary. Cp. the two preceding notes.
- ↑ Or, things of nought
