LORD, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? LORD, your faithfulness is around you.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 8. Life. Lit. “age.” Thou clearly discernest all our proceedings. Bible.—Man is condemned for Adam’s sin. The Israelites who were fit for arms, and gave way to murmuring, were sentenced to die in the desert. He may allude to this event. Bert.—Hebrew may signify also, “our hidden things,” or “youth,” ( Calmet.) or “mistakes,” (Houbig.) or “negligences.” Saint Jerome—From these we should always pray to be delivered. Psalms 24:7. Bible.—Sin occasions the shortness of life, ( Worthington.) as man was created to be immortal. Bible.—Before the deluge, men lived indeed longer. Menochius.
LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.
Hebrew: יה Yah