Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
The third division. The assurance of the Lord's goodness to His people.
Oh now great ... hast laid up - "laid up," as a treasure stored up long ago, and ready to be brought forth for the service of the Lord's people, according as the occasion shall require (Psalms 27:13; Psalms 36:7-8).
Wrought ... before the sons of men! The words, 'wrought (openly) before the sons of men,' stand in beautiful contrast to "thy goodness, which thou hast laid up" as a hidden hoard. The Hebrew accents forbid the connection, "them that trust in thee before the sons of men." Such a phrase never occurs, and is inappropriate; because it is only God who knows them that really trust in Him: it is not they, but He, who manifest, by special interpositions before all men, and who shall fully manifest at the final judgment who are His trusting people (2 Timothy 2:19). He will in due time make known, in the Frescoes of all men, alike friends and foes, how great is the goodness which He works for His people, (cf. 2 Chronicles 32:21-23; Daniel 3:26; Daniel 6.)