The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-06-25

.1rsssiah's R.ien.s Psalm lxxi,. !,
Commentary. -


J. ..Give the king Thy Judgments. o Got
ana Thy Righteousness into the kings sor !
A psalm penned by . king. dedicated n !.
king and concerning the King OF Kings II
onion was . type Of Christ in wisdom 4 N 4.
the peace ana prosperity OF his kin5lo,a
No man can be q type Of Christ as IL "a.
character. Int only as to Office. Chris, !.
King and Kings Son, divine ana human 80
all Judgment i given to Him John " p,
2. HE shall judge thy PEOPLE with rieb,..
ousnesr. and tiny poor with Judgment
Compare lisa. H., 4. 5; xxi. /. IL. Yhs1
Jesus shalt be made KIM owes all the earss
the righteous branch Of David refgning -.
prospecting, executing judgment and insf,s.
upon the earth, In the days Of israefs res,s.
ration, then shall al. without excaptior
enjoy The iull benefits Of equitable judgmens
and righteousness Zach XIV, 2; Jer xii
8, 6l.
.. 1.-The mountains shall bring peaea !.
the people and the little hills by righten..
mess" Compare Isa. IL, 4, b; w. ID Pssa.
and Righteousness snail ABOUND. and tbtn-e
that former.y brought terror and dis,ass
shall b. subuued and be employed "A n.
service o. the king.
!. HE shall judge the poor Of the neon,.
He shall save the children OF the naa.iy srS
shall break in pisces the oppressor." 1,op.
trast the oppression OF the poor in Amos 4
D.; VI, ii, and the time Of the kingdom wbav
the meek shall inherit the earth. and shan
delight themselves in the abundance ~
peace FPS. xxxvii., III; Math v. 81
5. '.They shall fear Thee as long as TIA
sun and moon endure, throughout all genera.
tions." In Jer. XXI, IS, 81; xxxii. 81 81
the references are very plain to the restora.
ton Of Israel and her continuance as a na.
tion while sun and moon ENQUIRE Some dav
we may see q reference to this also in Cen
l., IL: in the fact that the lights il TIA
armament were appointed for signs.
q. He shall come down like rain unon
the mown grass, as showers that water ina
earth.p Compare Ii Sam. xiii. 4. Hosaa
vi, 8, and notice in each passage IA
reference to the morning-the morning
without clouds, the morning when He will
help Israel FPS. XVII, 5. marrin, An
Gospel blessing now is but foretaste Of tina
fulness of blessing when Jesus shall come to
the church as the Morning Star and to Israel
as the sun OF Righteousness REV. xii, is:
Nal. W.. n
Z. I'm Hisdays shall therighteous flourish
and abundance Of peace so long as the moon
endureth." He win be the true Mechizedek.
who will be both King of Righteousness and
King of Peace. The Saviour teaches us that
in this present world, instead Of fourishIg
we must expect hatred and persecution and
trial; and 50 also teach the apostles by the
Spirit tJohn Nv, 1920; xvi, l, 2; Jas. ],
IL.
s. .He shall have dominion also from sea
to see, ahd from the river unto the ends Of
the earth" Soiomon's kingdom embraced
all the land of promise Il Kings w., q, "a:
the true Son of David shall have dominion
over all the earth Dan. vii, Is, IA; Rev. HI,
Is; Mum. xiv. II; lisa. xi., =; Hab. H., Ia.
His body. the church, shall reign with Him
tRev. iii, 81: ", v, 1O1.
a. They that dwell in the wilderness shall
bow before Him. and his enemies shall lick
the DUST 1t is only at His second coming
in power and glory that He shall smite His
enemies. when He shall return bringing His
saints with Him Il Thess. iii, ID; Col. Ill.
4; Zech. xiv. 8, 4; Rev. xix, II, i5D. There
can be no kingdom till the King returns
luke xiS., IL, 15).
10. .rhe kings of Tarshish and the isles
shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and
Seba shall offer gifts" The most distant
and most opulent seem to be represented herr,
while the previous verse suggests the most
unciyilized. The visit Of the Queen OF Sheba
10 solomon and of the wise men OF the east
to the child Jesus are suggestive OF the time
when the glory OF the Lord having risen
upon lsrael the GentiIes snail come TO her
light and kings tn the brightness Of her ris-
ing lisa. TX. 1-3.
ii. sYea, all kings shall fall down before
HIM; all nations shall serve Him. Com
pare Ps. lxxxvi., =. That this shall be
when He is King OF the Jews is evident from
lisa. Ix., az, where it is written that the ma
lion and Kingdom that viii not serve Thee
dsraeJ, see contextl shall perish. II is the
literal Israel, truly converted, that is 70
bossom and bud and fill the face of the earth
with fruit lisa. XVI, ~.
IL .tor &c snail aeEyer the needy when
be crleJh; the poor also and him that hath
no helper" Compare La. xii, II, Is. All
His felie', both physical ami spiritual.
hff,t -
when he was here in humiliation, was buts
sample OF the fuIlness OF blessing that shal
he when the Kingdom comes.
III. "de shall spare ths p<,ar and nee1y
anu SHALL save the sou s OF the needy. SEQ
Jer. xxxlx., 10; Zsph. ill.,, Il, Is q fore
shadowing OF THESE good TUNES. Tho rlca
control things now, but it shall not be 50 ~
the Gays OF His kingdom. There is very
little encouragement for the poor and needy
IN the churches to-day, but suca have no'
TIE spirit OF Christ.
H. He shall redeem their soul from DC,
cat and violence, and precious shall tner
blood be in His signr." They may lay down
their lives for His sake, bat rs will receive
tneir souls and in due time redeem fneg
bouies. Deceit and violence shall end wnep
he comes
Is. "And He shall live, and to Him shall
be given Of the gold OF Sheba; prayer also
shall be made for Him continually, and daily
shall He be praised He was dead, bat
alive forevermore REV. l., 1Sl. The church
seems to have hard work to raise money
carry on her work, but in kingdom Day
wealth shall pour in from all quarters lsa
*, s. II II. W We may be said TO pray
for hi M when we pray for His members.
rs. There shall be an handful OF corn y
the earth upon the top OF the mountains, tns
fruit thereof shall shake like Leoanon anu
they of the city shall flourish like grass o
the earth" There shall be great results
from apparently small causes. - HUE
one shall become a thousand, and smaa
one a strong nation: the Lord will hasten
it in his time lisa *. 22). NJ,
IL .tils name shall endure forever; ns
name shall be continued as long as the su1i
ant the men shall be blessed in Him; ~
nations shall call Him blessed" The great
est name on earth, the sweetest mans
heaven. See the power and biessednes r.
His name i'll sucn passages as Acts H., "i
w. 10. II, &c; * Is lG; =, 81.
Is. blessed be the Lord tod, the e1od =
Israel, who only doeth wondrous tblns ~.
One has wisely said that this verse ana ~
next calls for alteration, not exposluou.
Compare Elk. xv.. II; Jer. +, g. Z, 10 -.
10. And blessed be His Giorions n DALI
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