I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord in the
land
of the living
Not any more, in this world, though in the other, and that more
clearly, even face to face: his meaning is, that he should no
more see him in the glass of the word; no more praise him in his
house; worship him in his temple; enjoy him in his ordinances;
and see his beauty, power, and glory, in the sanctuary; and
confess unto him, and praise his name F7. The
Targum is,
``I shall no more appear before the face of the Lord in the land of the house of his Shechinah, in which is length of life; and I shall no more serve him in the house of the sanctuary.''In the Hebrew text it is, "I shall not see Jah, Jah"; a word, the same with Jehovah; and is repeated, to show the vehemency of his affection for the Lord, and his ardent desire of communion with him: unless it should be rendered, "I shall not see the Lord's Lord in the land of the living F8"; or the Lord's Christ in the flesh: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world;