Lecture 17

^2:17^ Ain. The Lord has done that which he purposed, he has fulfilled his word, which he commanded in the days of old: he has destroyed, and has not spared, and he has caused the enemy to rejoice over you, and has set up the horn of your adversaries.

39. Here he presents the approval of the judge.

And first, there is his consistency in doing what he proposed: the Lord has done that which he purposed. This is the counsel, that I have purposed (Isa 14:26).

Second, there is shown the veracity of his speech, he has fulfilled his word: for he decreed the destruction of the people in the days of old (Deut 28:20). Or also by previous prophets. Has he said then, and will he not do? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill? (Num 23:19).

Third, there is shown what is just in the action: he has destroyed, Judea; and has not spared, as if abandoning the rigor of justice; the horn, that is, power. You have set up the right hand of them that oppress him (Ps 88:43).