VERS. 14.
His legs are as Pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the Cedars.
IN this verse two parts are commended in Christ.
- First, his legs.
- Secondly, his. countenance.
Legs, and Thighs, may both be here comprehended: The legs are instruments to goe withall, and to beare and sustaine the body, and to carry it from place to place: so the legs of man are mentioned (in Psal. 147. 10.) to signifie mans strength and swiftnes. This de∣notes, that Christs wayes are full of majesty and pow∣er, and therfore she saith, that his legs are as pillars of mar∣ble: that is, constant and firme, durable as marble. In Rev. 1. he is set out, as having legs of brasse to trample his enemies in pieces: but here in respect of his con∣stant truth and goodnesse towards his Saints, his legs are said to be as Pillars of marble, by which she doth not only note his strength, but aso his comelines. For mar∣ble (though there be sundrie sorts thereof) are coun∣ted such stones, as are commended for severall colours and spots in the same, and hath its name in the Greeke tongue, for a certaine kinde of glittering greene. She addeth.