Thou hast set all the borders of the earth
Of the whole world, and each of the nations, as of the land of
Canaan, so of others, ( Deuteronomy
32:8 ) , and even has fixed and settled the bounds of every
man's habitation, ( Acts 17:26 ) ,
thou hast made summer and winter;
see ( Genesis
8:22 ) , which, taken literally, are great benefits to the
world; and, figuratively understood, may represent the two
dispensations of the law and Gospel; see ( Song of Solomon
2:11 Song of Solomon
2:12 ) , and the different frames of God's people when under
temptations, and clouds, and darkness, and when they enjoy peace
and comfort; and the different state of the church, when affected
with affliction, persecution, false doctrine, deadness, and
formality, which is now greatly the case; but there is a summer
coming, when it will be otherwise; see ( Luke 21:30 Luke 21:31 ) .