Psalms 48:9

“The Lord [is] good to all, etc.] Which is to be understood not of the general and providential goodness of God to all men, to all his creatures, and the works of his hands; but of the special goodness of Christ before mentioned, (<19E507>Psalm 145:7); which extends to all the chosen people of God; who are all loved by Christ, redeemed by him, justified and glorified by him; and to Gentiles as well as Jews; for whom he tasted death, laid down his life a ransom for them, and became the propitiation for their sins. Hence his Gospel has been sent to both; and some of each have been effectually called by his grace, and more will. This shows this psalm belongs to Gospel times, in which the grace…”

“thought of--literally, "compared," or considered, in respect of former dealings. in the . . . temple--in acts of solemn worship (compare Ch2 20:28).”

“We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God - We have reflected on, or meditated on. The word used here literally means “to compare, to liken;” and this idea is perhaps always implied when it is used in the sense of thinking on, or meditating on. Perhaps the meaning here is, that they had “compared” in their own minds what they had heard from their fathers with what they had now seen; they had called all these things up to their remembrance, and had compared the one with the other. In the midst of thy temple - See the notes at Psalms 5:7. The allusion here most probably is to the “temple,” properly so called, as these transactions are supposed to have occurred after the building of the…”

“Thought - It hath been the matter of our serious and deep meditation, when we have been worshipping in thy temple. Psalms 48:10”

“48:9-11 The psalmist joyfully celebrates the Lord’s presence in the midst of the community, reflecting on the faithfulness, righteousness, and justice of God’s rule.”

“thought: Psa 26:3, Psa 77:10, Psa 77:11, Psa 104:34, Psa 105:5, Psa 105:6 lovingkindness: Psa 40:10, Psa 63:3; Sol 1:4; Luk 22:19, Luk 22:20 in the: Psa 63:2, Psa 77:12-14; Ch2 20:5-13; Isa 26:8 Psalms 48:10”

“(Heb.: 48:10-12) Now follows grateful praise to God, who hears prayer and executes justice, to the joy of His city and of His people. By דּמּינוּ the poet refers back to the service held in the temple before the army set out, as narrated in 2 Chr. 20, to the prayers offered in the time of their impending danger, and to the remembrance of the favour hitherto shown towards Jerusalem, from which source they drew the comfort of hope for the present time. דּמּה, to compare, to hold one thing over against another, in this instance by causing the history of the past to pass before one's mind. To God's mighty deeds of old is now added a new one. The Name of God, i.e., the sum of His…”