Psa 47:4, 87:2, Eze 24:21 | JFB | e4.org | 4. He shall . . . inheritance —the heathen to be possessed by His Church ( ), 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.

‏ Psalms 47:4

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.

‏ Psalms 87:2

2. gates—for the enclosures, or city to which they opened (Ps 9:14; 122:2; compare Ps 132:13, 14).

‏ Ezekiel 24:21

21. excellency of your strength—(compare Am 6:8). The object of your pride and confidence (Jer 7:4, 10, 14).

desire of . . . eyes— (Ps 27:4). The antitype to Ezekiel's wife (Eze 24:16).

pitieth—loveth, as pity is akin to love: "yearned over."

Profane—an appropriate word. They had profaned the temple with idolatry; God, in just retribution, will profane it with the Chaldean sword, that is, lay it in the dust, as Ezekiel's wife.

sons . . . daughters . . . left—the children left behind in Judea, when the parents were carried away.