The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God.
A Song of Degrees.
Title. המעלות שׁיר Shiir hammangaloth.] This psalm is thought to have been written by the author of the preceding one, and to have been used by the Jews as a hymn in their office of matrimony. The subject and occasion of it are the same with those of the former. The two last verses seem to have been spoken by the priest; as probably was the former psalm, and directed to the good man himself, who came at the head of his family to pay his homage and make his offerings. There is a beautiful and gradual rise observable in the blessings which are here promised.