Isaias 59:21; 56:7; Psalm 111:1
The Lord saith: My words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth: and thy gifts shall be accepted upon My altar. Ps. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; he delighteth exceedingly in His commandments. Glory be to the Father.
Haydock
Isaias 59
Verse 21. Covenant. Note here a clear promise of perpetual orthodoxy to the Church of Christ. Ch. — She hath still the spirit of truth. W. Mat. xxviii. 20. — None will apply this to the synagogue, which is visibly in the dark, and abandoned. C.
Isaias 56
Verse 7. Prayer. So the temple is justly styled. H. — This shall be open to all nations. After the captivity, the Jews condescended to let the Gentiles have a court, and they even suffered some princes to go into the court of the priests. 2 Mac. iii. 33. Physcon wished to penetrate into the inner sanctuary, (3 Mac. Eccli. l.) which could not be granted.
Psalm 111
Verse 1. Of the returning, &c. This is in the Greek and Latin, but not in the Hebrew. It signifies, that his psalm was proper to be sung at the time of the return of the people from their captivity: to inculcate to them, how happy they might be, if they would be constant in the service of God. Ch. — Yet all Greek copies have not this title, (H.) but only Alleluia, with the Heb. Syr. &c. — It might be composed by Aggæus, &c. as it relates to the captivity, (v. 4.) and to the overthrow of Babylon, (v. 10. C.) or David might thus describe the happiness of the virtuous, (Bert.) and give the captives to understand, that sin was the source of all temporal as well as spiritual miseries. W. — Delight. We must love God for his own sake. S. Chrys. — Those who sincerely fear God, will take great delight in keeping his commandments. W.