Psalms 99:4

WEB

The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

KJV

The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Commentary

The King's strength also loveth judgment,.... Or he who is a strong and mighty King, as Christ is; which appears by saving his people, and preserving them to his kingdom and glory, and by destroying all his and their enemies; but, though he is so potent and victorious a Prince, yet no tyrannical one, he loves and does what is just and righteous; he loved the righteous law of God, and obeyed it in the whole course of his life; he wrought out a perfect righteousness for his people, and encourages and loves righteousness in them; he will judge the world in righteousness hereafter; and is now on his throne, and in his kingdom, ordering it with judgment and justice; all the administrations of his kingly office are just and true, and herein he delights: thou dost establish equity, or "equities" (a); uprightnesses, righteousnesses; a perfect and a complete righteousness: this he has prepared (b), as the word signifies, by his obedience, sufferings, and death, and has established as an everlasting one; moreover, equity, righteousness, and justice, are the settled rules and laws of his government; see Isa 9:7 , thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob; among the true Israel and people of God, as David his type did, Sa2 8:15 , thereby keeping them in due order, in the observance of his righteous judgments and statutes, and defending them from their enemies. (a) "rectitudines", Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "aequitates", Vatablus; "recta", Musculus. (b) "parasti", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Gejerus; "praeparasti", Tigure version.