26. bringeth out . . . host--image from a general reviewing his army:
He is Lord of Sabaoth, the heavenly hosts
(Job 38:32).
calleth . . . by names--numerous as the stars are. God knows each in
all its distinguishing characteristics--a sense which "name" often
bears in Scripture; so in
Ge 2:19, 20,
Adam, as God's vicegerent, called the beasts by name,
that is, characterized them by their several qualities, which,
indeed, He has imparted.
by the greatness . . . faileth--rather, "by reason of abundance of
(their inner essential) force and firmness of strength, not one of
them is driven astray"; referring to the sufficiency of the physical
forces with which He has endowed the heavenly bodies, to prevent all
disorder in their motions [HORSLEY]. In
English Version the sense
is, "He has endowed them with their peculiar attributes ('names') by
the greatness of His might," and the power of His strength (the
better rendering, instead of, "for that He is strong").
JFB.
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