18. people of . . . holiness--Israel dedicated as holy unto God
(Isa 62:12;
De 7:6).
possessed--namely, the Holy Land, or Thy "sanctuary," taken from the
following clause, which is parallel to this (compare
Isa 64:10, 11;
Ps 74:6-8).
thy--an argument why God should help them; their cause is
His cause.
JFB.
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