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title: "John Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible"
author: "John Wesley"
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# John Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible

*John Wesley*

Wesley's short, plain notes on the Old and New Testaments, verse by verse.

## 162. Psalms · 29 of 29

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[¶0] Commandment - Which is sufficient without any instruments to execute whatsoever pleaseth him. Swiftly - The thing is done without delay.

[¶1] Like wool - Not only in colour and shape, and softness, but also in use, keeping the fruits of the earth warm. Ashes - In colour and smallness of parts, as also in its burning quality.

[¶2] Ice - Great hail - stones, which are of an icy nature, and are cast forth out of the clouds, like morsels or fragments.

[¶3] Heavens of heavens - Ye highest heavens, the place of God's throne. Waters - Ye clouds which are above a part of the heavens.

[¶4] Established - He hath made them constant and incorruptible, not changeable, as the things of the lower world. A decree - Concerning their continuance.

[¶5] Dragons - Either serpents, which hide in the deep caverns of the earth; or whales, and other sea - monsters, which dwell in the depths of the sea.

[¶6] Fire - Lightnings and other fireworks of the air. Vapour - Or, fumes: hot exhalations. Fulfilling his word - Executing his commands, either for the comfort or punishment of the inhabitants of the earth.

[¶7] Above - Above all the glories which are in earth and in heaven.

[¶8] The horn - In scripture commonly denotes strength, victory, glory, and felicity.

[¶9] The Lord - He rejoiceth over them to do them good. Beautify - Heb. adorn, make them amiable and honourable in the eyes of the world, who now hate and despise them. The meek - All true Israelites are such.

[¶10] In glory - For the honour which God putteth upon them. Beds - By night as well as by day.

[¶11] Vengeance - For all their cruelties and injuries towards God's people. This was literally accomplished by David upon the Philistines, Ammonites, Syrians and other neighbouring nations.

[¶12] Written - Appointed and declared in the holy scripture. Chapter CL An exhortation to praise God with all sorts of musical instruments, ver. 1 - 6.

[¶13] Sanctuary - In his temple. The firmament - In heaven: there let the blessed angels praise him.

[¶14] Also - Every living creature in heaven and in earth.