Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 2. Hear thee, the Ruler; or Jesus Christ praying for his people. Worthington.—Tribulation. War is always such. The victors themselves suffer, and many souls perish. Calmet.—Name. The Messias, as the Jews often explain the expression, (Hooke, Prin.) or God himself, as others have it. Nomen ejus ipse. Calmet.—The blessed Trinity is all one God. The name of the Lord is a strong tower, and so forth Proverbs 18:10. It was made known to Moses, to give him confidence. Exodus 3:13. Bible.—Great was the honour conferred on the patriarchs, that God should be styled the God of Abraham, and so forth! But ours is not less, since we are authorized to call Him Our Father. Bert.