Verse 8
(8) He keepeth the paths of judgment—i.e., protects those who walk in them.
His saints.—Or rather, His ardent worshippers (chasîdîm), a term used in the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 33:8) of the tribe of Levi, for their zeal in God’s service (Exodus 32:0), and of very frequent occurrence in the Psalter. The word “saint” rather implies dedication to God, as Israel was a “holy nation (Exodus 19:6) to God, and Christians (Philippians 1:1) are now in the same position. The term châsîd, at the time of the Maccabees, was assumed by such “as were voluntarily devoted to the law” (1Ma. 2:42), in opposition to those who favoured the Greek religion and culture.
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