4. He shall . . . inheritance--the heathen to be possessed by His
Church
(Ps 2:8),
as Canaan by the Jews.
excellency of Jacob--literally, "pride," or, that in which he glories
(not necessarily, though often, in a bad sense), the privileges of the
chosen people--
whom he loved--His love being the sole cause of granting them.
JFB.
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