Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 4. Rahab. Egypt, and so forth To this Sion, which is the Church of God, many shall resort from all nations. Challoner.—Christ gives his apostles command to preach to all. Matthew 28. Lu. 24:27. Worthington.—Some have supposed that Rahab, who received the spies, is here put, to signify the Chanaanites. But her name is written Réb; and the word before us is Rahab, ( Bible.) signifying “pride,” ( Menochius.) or Egypt; particularly the Delta, which is still called Rib. Calmet.—Me. I will receive into my Church not only the Jews, but also the most abandoned nations. Bible.—Foreigners. Philistines. Psalms 82:8. Menochius.—Were. Hebrew “this man was born there.” Bible.—In Christ there is no distinction of nations. Romans 10:12. The Jews will never shew us the completion of this prophecy any where but in the Church. Calmet.—It is spoken of as past, to denote the certainty of the event. Worthington.