33. to judge the earth] The joy with which the coming judgement is greeted arises from the fact that the Hebrews regarded a judge as a champion of the oppressed and not as a precise interpreter of statutes.
34–36 (= Psalms cvi. 1, 47, 48).
³⁴O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:
For his mercy endureth for ever.
34. his mercy endureth for ever] Compare Exodus xx. 6, “shewing mercy unto a thousand generations of them that love me” (Revised Version margin).
³⁵And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,
And gather us together and deliver us from the nations,
To give thanks unto thy holy name,
And to triumph in thy praise.
35. gather us together] A phrase which shows very clearly that the standpoint of the Psalmist is post-exilic.