He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
His eyes behold the nations - `His eyes look forth among the people.' From his heavenly watch-tower He beholds all the enemy's proud and malicious efforts against His Church.
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. The "rebellious" are the apostate antichristian faction, and all who obey not the Gospel. I warn them against a contest with Omnipotence: they cannot elude His eye nor resist "his power, whereby he ruleth for ever."
His power, whereby he ruleth for ever (cf. the same advice, Isaiah 27:4-5). The Hebrew is, 'let them not exalt (themselves) for themselves.' What they intend to their own elevation shall turn out to their own shame. So in the Hebrew, Psalms 58:7.