in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 4. Haste. Men who are convinced of their own infirmities, hasten to find a remedy. Worthington.—No sooner had fallen man been redeemed, that he strove to advance in the ways of perfection. Bert.—The sins, to which the saints sometimes yield, tend to make them more cautious ( Calmet.) and grateful to their deliverer, like Saint Peter. Persecutions likewise cause them to cling closer to God, and fill them with interior joy. Acts 5:41. Bible.—If we explain it of the wicked, chastisement often makes them repent. Psalms 77:34. Calmet.—“Their idols have been multiplied after their followers, I will not join in their libations of blood.” Saint Jerome—David was continually exposed to such temptations, among the idolaters; but out of contempt, he would not even pronounce the name of the idols. Calmet.—Blood, or bloody. D.—The pagan ( Worthington.) and Mosaic sacrifices shall cease. Christ will unite us (Bert.) by a more excellent oblation of his own body and blood. Bible.—Christians shall be distinguished by a fresh appellation, being styled children of light and of God, in opposition to the sons of men, (Saint Augustine and so forth Calmet.) and pagans.