10. In God will I praise his word. The
least we can do is to praise him from whom we receive such distinguished
favors. Does David here mean “by God’s
grace I will praise him”? If so,
he shows us that all our emotions towards God must be in God, produced by him
and presented as such. Or does he mean, “that which in God is most the object of my praise is his word, and the
faithfulness with which he keeps it”? If so,
we see how attached out hearts should be to the sure word of promise, and
especially to him who is the Word incarnate. The Lord is to be praised
under every aspect, and in all his attributes and acts, but certain mercies
more especially draw out our admiration towards special portions of the great
whole. Praise which is never special in its direction cannot be very
thoughtful, and it is to be feared cannot be very acceptable. In the Lord will I praise his word. He delights to dwell on his praise; he therefore
repeats his song. The change by which he brings in the glorious name of Jehovah
is doubtless meant to indicate that under every aspect he delights in his God
and in his word.
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