Do good, LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 4. South. As the Egyptians hope for the overflowing of the Nile; (Hammond) or as the south wind melts the snow, so as to make the Jordan overflow its banks. Theod.—The return of our brethren will be as agreeable to us as water to a thirsty soil. Chal. Muis.—make them come quickly, and in great numbers. Isaiah 60:3 and 66:12. Calmet.—Esdras brought back some, and Nehemias others, from Babylon. Bert.—The ten tribes returned from Assyria later, and by degrees, ( Calmet. Diss.) if at all. Those who arrived first at Jerusalem pray for the rest. Bert.—The prophet foreseeing this event, desireth its perfect and speedy accomplishment, ( Worthington.) though it were scarcely to be expected, no more than ( Bible.) a copious torrent in the south. Worthington.