Wilt thou not revive us again
Their return from the Babylonish captivity was a reviving of them
in their bondage, ( Ezra 9:8 Ezra 9:9 ) and the
conversion of them in the latter day will be a reviving them
again, be as life from the dead; they are like the dry bones in
Ezekiel's vision, or like the dead in the graves; and their being
turned to the Lord will be a resurrection, or quickening of them,
as every instance of conversion is; see ( Romans 11:15
) ( Ezekiel
37:1-10 ) , men are dead in trespasses and sins, and they are
quickened by the Spirit and grace of God, so that they revive,
and live a life of sanctification; they are dead in law, and find
themselves to be so, when spiritually enlightened; when the
Spirit of God works faith in them, to look to and live upon the
righteousness of Christ for justification; and who, after
spiritual decays, declensions, and deadness, are revived again,
and are made cheerful and comfortable by the same Spirit; all
which may be here intended:
that thy people may rejoice in thee;
it was a time of rejoicing in the Lord, when the Jews were
returned from their captivity in Babylon; but their future
conversion will be matter of greater joy, both to themselves and
to the Gentiles; everlasting joy will be upon their heads, and in
their hearts, when they shall return to Zion, ( Psalms 14:7 ) (
Isaiah
35:10 ) and so is the conversion of every sinner joyful to
himself and to others; such rejoice in Christ, in his person,
blood, and righteousness; and every view of him afterwards, as it
is a reviving time, it fills with joy unspeakable, and full of
glory: the Targum is,
``and thy people shall rejoice in thy Word;''Christ, the essential Word.