EXPLANATORY NOTES AND QUAINT SAYINGS (6)

Verse 16.—“Princes in all the earth.” Others are but princes in their own dominion, but he will make you princes in all lands.... Such a kingdom you shall have, if you will come in to Christ, you shall have the liberty of kings, the abundance and plenty of kings, the power of kings, the victory of kings, and the glory of kings.—John Preston.

Verse 17.—“Therefore shall the people praise thee.” Christ’s espousing unto himself a church, and gathering more and more from age to age by his word and Spirit unto it, his converting souls and bringing them into the fellowship of his family, and giving unto them princely minds and affections, wherever they live, is a large matter of growing and everlasting glory unto his majesty; for in regard of this point, and what is said before in this Psalm, he addeth as the close of all, “Therefore shall the people praise thee.”—David Dickson.

Verse 17.—In the Hebrew text, which is here quoted, there is a particle added to the word ever, which in that case intendeth a proper everlastingness, without any period or end at all, and thereupon translated “for ever and ever.”—William Gouge, D.D. on Hebrews i. 8.

Verse 17 (last clause):—