John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 74:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou hast set all the borders of the earth, etc.] Of the whole world, and each of the nations, as of the land of Canaan, so of others, (<053208>Deuteronomy 32:8), and even has fixed and settled the bounds of every man’s habitation, (<441726>Acts 17:26), thou hast made summer and winter; (see <010822>Genesis 8:22), which, taken literally, are great benefits to the world; and, figuratively understood, may represent the two dispensations of the law and Gospel; (see <220211>Song of Solomon 2:11,12), and the different frames of God’s people when under temptations, and clouds, and darkness, and when they enjoy peace and comfort; and the different state of the church, when affected with affliction, persecution, false doctrine, deadness, and formality, which is now greatly the case; but there is a summer coming, when it will be otherwise; (see <422130> Luke 21:30,31).

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