Psalms 79:13

“So we thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, etc.] Who were the people of God, not by creation and providence only, as all men are, being his creatures, and provided for by him; but by special choice, and by covenant grace: and “the sheep of his pasture”; whom he feeds as a shepherd does his flock, provides good pasture for them, and leads them into it: will give thee thanks for ever, we will show forth thy praise to all generations: the above petitions being answered and fulfilled; the work of praise is acceptable unto God, what he is well pleased with, being glorified thereby; and is what becomes his people to do, and which they are formed for, and that for evermore, as long as they live in…”

“So we thy people, and sheep of thy pasture - See the notes at Psalms 74:1. Will give thee thanks for ever - Will praise thee always; will acknowledge thee as our God, and will evermore render thee thanksgiving. We will shew forth thy praise to all generations - Margin, as in Hebrew, to generation and generation. That is, We will make arrangements that the memory of these gracious acts shall be transmitted to future times; to distant generations. This was done by the permanent record, made in the Scriptures, of these gracious interpositions of God, and by their being carefully preserved by each generation to whom they came. No work has been more faithfully done than that by which the records…”

“thy people: Psa 74:1, Psa 95:7, Psa 100:3 we will: Psa 45:17, Psa 74:18, Psa 74:22, Psa 145:4; Isa 43:21 all generations: Heb. generation and generation Next: Psalms Chapter 80”

“If we have thus far correctly hit upon the parts of which the Psalm is composed (9. 9. 9), then the lamentation closes with this tristichic vow of thanksgiving. Next: Psalms Chapter 80”