translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The psalmist praises God for his self-revelation in the heavens and in the Mosaic law. The psalmist concludes with a prayer, asking the Lord to keep him from sinning and to approve of his thoughts and words.


text: God’s glory refers here to his royal majesty and power.


text: He has pitched a tent for the sun . The personified sun emerges from this “tent” in order to make its daytime journey across the sky. So the “tent” must refer metaphorically to the place where the sun goes to rest during the night.


text: Trustworthy and absolutely just . The Lord’s commands accurately reflect God’s moral will for his people and are an expression of his just character.