xxvii. 2, 3. _In that day sing ye unto her, &c._
There are different opinions as to what is meant by "leviathan, that
crooked serpent," and "the dragon that is in the sea" (ver. 1),
whether the same power is signified by different names, &c. (1.) On a
point concerning which learned and able men cannot see eye to eye, it
would be presumptuous for me to give an opinion. (2.) If we cannot
feel certain as to the literal meaning, the spiritual is plain.
(3.) Neither of the expositions affects the substance of the
prophecy. A great deliverance is spoken of, to be accomplished by the
destruction of the enemies of the Church, and the Lord gives a
command to comfort His people. There is in our text a _command_ and a
_promise._