| Geneva Study Bible {g} But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. (g) You will strengthen them with all power, and bless them with all happiness. Wesley's Notes 92:10 Anointed - I shall have cause of testifying my joy by anointing myself, as the manner was at all joyful solemnities. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 10. horn . exalt-is to increase power (Ps 75:5). anointed . fresh-or, "new" oil-(Ps 23:5) a figure for refreshment (compare Lu 7:46). Such use of oil is still common in the East. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 92:7-15 God sometimes grants prosperity to wicked men in displeasure; yet they flourish but for a moment. Let us seek for ourselves the salvation and grace of the gospel, that being daily anointed by the Holy Spirit, we may behold and share the Redeemer's glory. It is from his grace, by his word and Spirit, that believers receive all the virtue that keeps them alive, and makes them fruitful. Other trees, when old, leave off bearing, but in God's trees the strength of grace does not fail with the strength of nature. The last days of the saints are sometimes their best days, and their last work their best work: perseverance is sure evidence of sincerity. And may every sabbath, while it shows forth the Divine faithfulness, find our souls resting more and more upon the Lord our righteousness. |