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The day of vengeance, designed and purposed by me to take vengeance on the enemies of my church; or particularly the posterity of Esau.
Day and
year is all one, save the latter may have some respect to the length of their captivity.
Is in mine heart; or, was in my heart; a desire of execution, Psa_40:8. I have meditated or studied revenge; being long forborne, hath wrought in me resolutions of revenge; therefore wonder not that I am so bloody: noting the severity of his proceedings against his enemies.
My redeemed: the Jews have this title, because he redeemed them out of Egypt, and would also out of Babylon.
Is come; is at hand: see Psa_102:13 Isa_34:8. The former part of the verse shows that Christ is still about his work, though he defer the execution till the fit time come; he may allude to the year of jubilee.