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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh; either,
1. As an ensign of royal majesty. But that is usually and much better expressed in Scripture by putting a crown upon his head. Or rather,
2. As an instrument for war and battle, to smite his enemies, as it is declared, Psa_45:4,5. And the sword is here put synecdochically for all his arms, as it is in many other places, as appears from Psa_45:5, where we read also of his arrows. And this sword of the Messias is nothing else but the word of God coming out of his mouth; which is fitly compared to a sword, as may appear from Isa_49:2 Eph_6:17 Heb_4:12 Rev_1:16, which is elsewhere called the rod of his mouth, Isa_11:4, and the rod of his power, Psa_110:2.
With thy glory and thy majesty; or, which is thy glory and thy majesty; or, magnificence or beauty; for these words are joined with the sword, by way of apposition; which sword or word is the great instrument of maintaining and propagating thy honour, and glory, and kingdom.