And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!2 Samuel 23:4 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHe shall be as the light of the morning - This verse is very obscure, for it does not appear from it who the person is of whom the prophet speaks. As the Messiah seems to be the whole subject of these last words of David, he is probably the person intended. One of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. Supplies the word יהוה Yehovah; and he therefore translates, As the light of the morning ariseth Jehovah (see below) He shall be the Sun of righteousness, bringing salvation in his rays, and shining - illuminating the children of men, with increasing splendor, as long as the sun and moon endure.
As the tender grass - The effects of this shining, and of the rays of his grace, shall be like the shining of the sun upon the young grass or corn, after a plentiful shower of rain.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as the light
Judges 5:31 So let all your enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might...
Psalm 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalm 110:3 Your people shall be willing in the day of your power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning...
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
Isaiah 60:1,3,18-20 Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen on you...
Hosea 6:5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth...
Malachi 4:2 But to you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and you shall go forth...
Luke 1:78,79 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us...
John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
mourning
Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come to us as the rain...
tender
Deuteronomy 32:2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain on the tender herb...
Psalm 72:6 He shall come down like rain on the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Isaiah 4:2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious...
Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the middle of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers on the grass...
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