Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 9. Hear. Hitherto the prophet had been distracted by the thought of his people’s misery. Saint Augustine—In me, is not expressed in Heb.—Heart. Some of the ancients add, “to him.” Calmet.—The Septuagint seem to have had a copy different from the present Hebrew “But let them not turn again to folly;” (Prot. Bible.) though the sense is much the same. They may have read lobom lie, “their heart to God,” (Bert.) or lobsle, ( Calmet.) “the heart, Sela;” instead of lecisla, “to folly.” Bible.—Those Israelites who had given away to idolatry, were little inclined to return to their own country, at the invitation of Cyrus. Though Christ came to save all, only men of good will obtained his peace. Lu. 2:4. John 1:5. Calmet.—There is no peace for the wicked. Isaiah 48:22. Philippians 4:9. Bert.—The redemption of the world was here revealed. Worthington. Menochius.