Commentary on Psalms - Volume 3 - Bible Study Guides

Comm on Psalms (V3)John Calvinof God would have continued to flow in an unbroken and uniform course, had it not been interruptedby the perverseness and wickedness of the people.was wild honey, which most probably he found in rocks or hollow trees. In Scripture, the country is frequently described by afamiliar phrase, as “A land flowing with milk and honey;” and in Job 20:17, we meet with the strong expression of “Brooks,floods, and rivers of honey.” Palestine is still remarkable for this natural production. It may be observed, that the change ofperson in this last verse from the third to the first is highly poetical.196