10. And--In another passage
(Ps 102:25-27)
He says.
in the beginning--English Version,
Ps 102:25,
"of old": Hebrew, "before," "aforetime." The Septuagint,
"in the beginning" (as in
Ge 1:1)
answers by contrast to the end implied in "They shall perish,"
&c. The Greek order here (not in the Septuagint) is,
"Thou in the beginning, O Lord," which throws the "Lord" into emphasis.
"Christ is preached even in passages where many might contend that the
Father was principally intended" [BENGEL].
laid the foundation of--"firmly founded" is included in
the idea of the Greek.
heavens--plural: not merely one, but manifold, and including
various orders of heavenly intelligences
(Eph 4:10).
works of thine hands--the heavens, as a woven veil or curtain
spread out.
JFB.
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