2. Thou. As though the King himself had suddenly
appeared before him, the psalmist turns to address his Lord. A loving heart has
the power to realize its object. The eyes of a true heart see more than the
eyes of the head. Moreover, Jesus reveals himself when we are pouring forth our
affections towards him. It is usually the case that when we are ready Christ
appears. If our heart is warm it is an index that the sun is shining, and when
we enjoy his heat we shall soon behold his light. Thou art fairer than the children of men. In person, but especially in mind and character, the King
of saints is peerless in beauty. The Hebrew word is doubled: “Beautiful, beautiful art thou.” Many
people have through grace been lovely in character, yet they have each had a
flaw; but in Jesus we behold every feature of a perfect character in harmonious
proportion. He is lovely everywhere, and from every point of view, but never
more so than when we view him in conjugal union with his church; then love
gives a ravishing flush of glory to his loveliness. Grace is poured into thy lips. Beauty and eloquence make a person majestic when they are united;
they both dwell in perfection in Jesus. It pleased the Father that in him
should all fullness dwell, and now grace is in superabundance, poured forth
from his lips to cheer and enrich his people. The testimony, the promises, the
invitations, the consolations of our King pour forth from him in such volumes
of meaning that we cannot but contrast those cataracts of grace with the speech
of Moses which did but drop as the rain and distill as the dew. Whoever in
personal communion with the Well-beloved has listened to his voice will feel
that “never man spake like this man.” Often a
sentence from his lips has turned our own midnight into morning, our winter
into spring. Therefore God hath blessed thee forever. Calvin reads it, “Because God hath blessed thee forever.” Christ is blessed of God, blessed forever, and this is to us one great
reason for his beauty, and the source of his gracious words. His rare
endowments are given him that by them his people may be blessed with all
spiritual blessings in union with himself. The Father has blessed the Mediator
as a reward for all his gracious labors; and right well does he deserve the
recompense. Whom God blesses we should bless, and the more so because all his
blessedness is communicated to us.
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