The Lord is called the One who reigns, and this means that however many kingdoms there may be on earth, and however highly their rulers may exalt themselves...
The Lord is called the One who reigns, and this means that however many kingdoms there may be on earth, and however highly their rulers may exalt themselves, He alone is the One who truly reigns over the world. But He is above earthly kings not only in power and majesty. The most important quality of His Kingdom, one that is difficult to achieve in human societies, is justice, and this alone places it above earthly kingdoms. Yet His justice surpasses our customary ideas about what justice should be: supreme justice is inseparable from mercy. The psalmist calls the Lord both forgiving and punishing, and we should note that forgiveness is mentioned first.
Although the Lord revealed Himself to prophets called from among one particular people, He is not only their God: through the Jewish people the Lord revealed Himself to all humanity. Moses and Aaron, prophet and priest, are not mentioned side by side here by chance. The ministry of each is important and necessary; each, in his own place, served the One who called them and guarded the truth entrusted to them. They did not guard it as esotericists guard "secret knowledge," fearing that someone might penetrate mysteries hidden from the uninitiated. No, Moses and Aaron, and their successors, kept the truth pure so that it might become the possession of the whole people and, in time, of other nations as well, so that they too might in due course acknowledge who their true King is.
99 Israel is required to praise God, for their hasty constitution both in church and state, Пс 98:1-5. Some instances of the happy administration of it, Пс 98:6-9.
98:1 People - Such as are enemies to God and his people.Sitteth - Upon the ark. He is present with his people.Earth - The people of the earth. Moved - With fear and trembling.
98:3 Them - All people.
98:4 Judgment - Though his dominion be absolute, and his power irresistible, yet he manages it with righteousness. The king's strength is by a known Hebraism put for the strong, or powerful king.Equity - In all thy proceedings.
98:5 Foot - stool - Before the ark, which is so called, 1 Пар 28:2.Holy - It is consecrated to be a pledge of God's presence.
98:6 Moses - Moses before the institution of the priesthood executed that office, Исх 24:6.That call - Who used frequently and solemnly to intercede with God on the behalf of the people.
98:7 Spake - To some of them: to Moses and Aaron, Исх 19:24 Исх 33:9-11, 1 Цар 7:9, etc
98:8 Them - The intercessors before mentioned. Forgavest - The people for whom they prayed, so far as not to inflict that total destruction upon them which they deserved;