Save thy people, and bless thins inheritance. "In conclusion, the psalmist prays that the Lord would do eternally that which he had done now" (Hengstenberg)—"save" and "bless" his people—keep them from evil, and give them all that is good. Feed them also. As a shepherd does his flock (comp. Psalms 23:1, Psalms 23:2, Isaiah 40:11). And lift them up for ever. Some explain the" lifting up" as carrying in his arms over rough places—a prolongation of the shepherd metaphor (Kay; 'Speaker's Commentary'); but, perhaps, the more ordinary meaning of the Hebrew word—"exalt," "lift up on high," "raise above others"—which is preferred by Bishop Horsley, Rosenmuller, and Hengstenberg, is intended.
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Psalms 28:9
Psalms 28:9
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