I will make thy name to be remembered in all
generations
These are the words of the psalmist, spoken to the King Messiah,
declaring what he would do with respect to him; cause his name,
that is, not any particular name or title of his, but rather his
Gospel, the good matter he had endited concerning him; or he
himself to be remembered, desired, loved, thought of, called
upon, and praised in all succeeding generations; and which he did
by penning of this psalm, which has been the occasion of the
remembrance of Christ's name in all ages, to the present time;
and of its being remembered by us now, and the same use it will
have in time to come; see ( 2 Peter 1:13
2 Peter
1:15 ) ;
therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and
ever;
because of the excellencies of his person; and particularly
because of his greatness and glory as a King; as well as for all
mercies, temporal and spiritual, they have from him; and this is
but just, meet, and lovely, and is and will be their employment,
as long as they live in this world, and to all eternity. This
must be understood not of all people, but of God's chosen and
covenant people; those that are given to Christ to be his people,
and whom he has redeemed and purified to himself, a peculiar
people; and particularly his people among the Gentiles: and so
the Targum interprets it of such that are proselytes.