31, 32. all people--all the peoples, mankind at large.
a light to the Gentiles--then in thick darkness.
glory of thy people Israel--already Thine, and now, in the believing
portion of it, to be so more gloriously than ever. It will be observed
that this "swan-like song, bidding an eternal farewell to this
terrestrial life" [OLSHAUSEN], takes a more comprehensive view of the
kingdom of Christ than that of Zacharias, though the kingdom they sing
of is one.
JFB.
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