1-3. Earnestness and zeal are denoted by the emphatic repetitions.
servants of the Lord--or, all the people of God.
name of the Lord--perfections ( Psa 5:11 111:9 ).
3. From the rising, &c.--all the world.
4-6. God's exaltation enhances His condescension;
7, 8. which condescension is illustrated as often in raising the worthy poor and needy to honor (compare 1Sa 2:8 Psa 44:25 ).
9. On this special case, compare 1Sa 2:21. Barrenness was regarded as a disgrace, and is a type of a deserted Church ( Isa 54:1 ).
the barren woman. . . house--literally, "the barren of the house," so that the supplied words may be omitted.
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