He sent redemption unto his people
Or one to redeem them, who effected it; Moses to redeem Israel
out of Egypt, and Christ to redeem his people from sin, Satan,
and the law, and who has done it; and having obtained eternal
redemption, he sent his ministers to publish it in the world, and
his Spirit to apply it, and to show his people their interest in
it; and make it over to them, and the blessings of it, that they
may enjoy it, and all the comforts and advantages arising from
it; temporal redemption, as typical of the spiritual and eternal
one, is here meant.
He hath commanded his covenant for ever;
which cannot be the covenant of circumcision, or that at Sinai,
neither of which were for ever; but the covenant of grace made
with Christ, and which stands fast with him for ever; it is
everlasting, sure, and can never be removed; its blessings and
promises are for ever; and it is so made and framed, and so kept
and observed, as that it shall always continue, which is meant by
its being "commanded": as well as it may denote the decree and
resolution of God never to break and alter it; see ( Psalms 89:3 Psalms 89:28
Psalms
89:34 ) .
Holy and reverend is his name;
the name of God is "holy"; it is his nature, and appears in all
his works; and in which he is glorious, and so is reverend; he is
to be feared and reverenced by all his creatures, and among his
saints, as he is by the angels in heaven.