Commonplace –
“In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel” (Psalm 76:1).
Matthew Henry notes,
“The psalmist, in the church’s name, triumphs here in God, the centre of all our triumphs.
1. In the revelation God had made of himself to them, v.1. It is the honour and privilege of Judah and Israel that among them God is known, and where he is known his name will be great. God is known as he is pleased to make himself known; and those are happy to whom he discovers himself – happy people that have their land filled with the knowledge of God, happy persons that have their hearts filled with that knowledge. In Judah God was known as he was not known in other nations, which made the favour the greater, inasmuch as it was distinguishing, Ps. 147:19, 20.
This comment by Matthew Henry gets to the heart of why I thoroughly enjoy reading his commentary. He takes a verse, which I would simply gloss over, and delves deep into the meaning. In doing so, he highlights the importance of pondering each verse.
Works Cited
Henry, Matthew. “Psalm 76.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.
Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.
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