Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Rejoicing is the habitable part of his earth. Not only do I rejoice in the presence of the Father, but also in the habitable earth, and with the creatures of God. The Son doeth all His works with joy, not as a task, but as One in will and operation with the Father (Job 5:17).
And my delights (were) with the sons of men - as the antitypical David, 'all whose delight' is "in the saints that are in the earth, and the excellent" (Psalms 16:3). Christ "took not on Him the nature of angels," but that of men (Hebrews 2:16). Already, even before men were created, He regarded them as existing, because of the electing purpose of God concerning His people, in whom is His delight. Compare similarly Hebrews 2:14, where "the children" are so called in His electing purpose, though not yet existing.