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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 89:42
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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 up the right hand of his adversaries, etc.] Suffered them to become powerful, and to prevail against him; as the wicked Jews, and Satan, and his principalities and powers, at the time of Christ’s apprehension, crucifixion, and death; for then were their hour, and the power of darkness, (<422253>Luke 22:53), death also had dominion over him, and held him under the power of it for awhile: the enemies of his interest, Rome Pagan, and Rome Papal, have, in their turns, had their right hands set up, and have had power, and prevailed over it; and the latter will again, at the slaying of the witnesses: all which, though it seems contrary to (<198921>Psalm 89:21-25,27), yet is not; for Satan, though he bruised Christ’s heel, yet Christ bruised his head, destroyed his works, and him himself, and that by dying; and spoiled his principalities and powers; and death could not hold him long, nor has it now any dominion over him, and is abolished by him; and antichrist, and all the antichristian powers, will be destroyed by him ere long: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice; as they did when they had got him on the cross; and especially when he was laid in the grave, (<192207>Psalm 22:7,8 41:8), and as the antichristian party will when his witnesses are slain, (<661110>Revelation 11:10), but as the joy of the former was short lived, and was soon turned into sorrow, so will be that of the latter.
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