The Lord reigneth. — For the thought and imagery comp. Psalms 96:10-11.
Multitude of the isles. — Literally, isles many. This wide glance to the westward embracing the isles and coasts of the Mediterranean (Psalms 72:10), possibly even more distant ones still, is characteristic of the literature of post-exile times. (Comp. Isaiah 42:10-11; Isaiah 51:15.)