Psalms 113:2

Verse 2. Judea. Hebrew “Juda,” though the sense of the Vulg. is very good, (Bert.) as that country which had been so abandoned, became holy, when God’s people dwelt there. Saint John Chrysostom—After the departure from Egypt, the Israelites were more known as God’s inheritance, over whom he reigned. Worthington. Exodus 19:6.—Hence He complains, when they asked for a king, (1 Kennicott. 8:7) though the throne is still called the Lord’s. 1 Chronicles 29:23. The distinction of Juda and Israel insinuates that the kingdom had been divided. Calmet.—But this had taken place for a time, after the death of Saul. Bible.