Hence  have  arisen  such  expositions  as  those  of  De  Wette,
Maurer,  and  others,  that  the  tarrying  and  the  dwelling  imply
here  nothing  but  a  frequent  approach  :  as  if  it  had  been,  "  who
dare,  or  who  is  worthy  to  tarry?"  But  such  a  method  of  ex-
position is  as  little  accordant  with  the  words  of  our  text  as  with
the  parallel  passages.  These  latter  plainly  show  that  the  writer
refers  to  a  continual  social  dwelling  with  God,  which  the  right-
eous man  enjoys,  or  that  the  dwelling  with  God  is  only  an
image  of  intimacy.  The  close  of  the  Psalm,  where  "  the  never
being  moved"  is  made  to  correspond  to  the  "  dwelling  in  the
house  of  the  Lord,"  supports  this.  Venema :  "  Conclusio  re-
sponsi  a  qusesito  discrepare  nequit."  Dwelling  with  God  is,  in
general,  a  designation  of  intimacy  ;  but  protection  and  stability


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