...than the children of men ; grace is poured into thy lips ; therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. Thou lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness, therefore the Lord thy God hath anointed thee with...

...ceremony, he pulled a Bible from his pocket, and selected his text from the forty-fifth psalm,—" Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty: and in thy majesty ride prosperously."—Upon this theme be commenced one of those wild declamations...

...administration of Christ. The royal Psalmist has described the success of the gospel in a similar way : ' Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty ; and in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth, and meekness, and righteousness; and thy...

...mentioned, commencing upon our Lord's ascension, at which time he is represented, in the Revelation, as going forth upon a " white horse, with a crown...sense expressive of might and valour. But the great difficulty which, in my apprehension, must perplex the English reader, lies in the exhortation to gird...

...given unto him : and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. y See on REV. i. 14. z Ps. xlv. 3, 4 : Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right...

...itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty! with thy glory, and thy majesty, and in thy majesty ride prosperously, because .of truth, and meekness, and righteousness. Go forth...

...than the children of men : grace is poured into thy lips : therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 0 w 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right...

...Sovereign of Souls, as well as Ruler of Worlds. HERVEY. 714- - and sword upon thy puissant thigh ; Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And, in thy majesty, ride prosperously, because of truth, and meekness, and righteousness ; and thy...

...one, whose presence produced such fulness of joy. Hence he cries out, in the language of our text, Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty ; and in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of meekness and truth and righteousness, and thy right...

...6—9. xviii. 43, 44. Thou art fairer than the children of men, grace is poured into thy lips, &c. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory, and thy majesty; nnd in thy majesty ride, &c. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart ef the King's enemies, whereby the...