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Ask a Questionhis countenance--literally, "their faces," a use of the plural applied to God, as in Ge 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isa 6:8, &c., denoting the fulness of His perfections, or more probably originating in a...
thy hand...upon--that is, strengthen (Ezr 7:6; 8:22). man of...hand--may allude to Benjamin (Ge 35:18). The terms in the latter clause correspond with those of Ps 80:15, from "and the branch," &c.,...
Arise, O Lord--God is figuratively represented as asleep to denote His apparent indifference (Ps 7:6). The use of "cheekbone" and "teeth" represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to...
The secret of his confidence is his delight in communion with God (Ps 16:11; 23:6), beholding the harmony of His perfections, and seeking His favor in His temple or palace; a term applicable to the...
The covenant was often ratified. word--answering to "covenant" [Ps 105:9] in the parallel clause, namely, the word of promise, which, according to Ps 105:10, He set forth for an inviolable law. ...
rock of my strength--or strongest support (Ps 7:10; 61:3).
God's judgment on the wicked is His people's deliverance (Ps9:12; 10:7).
captivity--not necessarily the Babylonian, but any great evil (Ps14:7).
to be praised--always: it is an epithet, as in Ps 18:3. mountain of his holiness--His Church (compare Isa 2:2, 3; 25:6, 7, 10); the sanctuary was erected first on Mount Zion, then (as the temple)...
Idolaters are utterly put to shame, for if angels must worship Him, how much more those who worshipped them. all ye gods--literally, "all ye angels" (Ps 8:5; 138:1; Heb 1:6; 2:7). Paul quotes, not...
the hearts and reins--the affections and motives of men, or the seat of them (compare Ps 16:7; 26:2); as we use heart and bosom or breast.
6; 22:14, 15, &c.). On the other terms, see on Ps 42:1 and Ps 32:1. Heman and Ethan (see on Ps 89:1, title) were David's singers (1Ch 6:18,33; 15:17), of the family of Kohath. If the persons...
The usual weapons of war (Ps 7:12), as well as those using them, are brought to an end.
may...sight--contend with Thee (De 9:4; Jos 7:12).
(Compare Ps 80:3, "O God"; Ps 80:7, "O God of hosts").
The reason: God's eternal mercy and truth (Ps 25:8; 89:7).
cut off--opposed to "inherit the earth" (compare Le 7:20, 21).
waves thereof--literally, "His waves" (God's, Ps 42:7).
meetest--that is, Thou makest peace, or enterest into covenant with him (see on Isa 47:3). rejoiceth and worketh--that is, who with joyful willingness worketh [Gesenius] (Ac 10:35; Joh 7:17). those...
judgeth--as in Ps 7:8. the wicked--Though not expressed, they are implied, for they alone are left as objects of anger.
Their cruelty is only exceeded by their wicked and absurd presumption (Ps 10:11; 59:7).
like Shiloh--(see on Jer 7:12, 14; 1Sa 4:10-12; Ps 78:60). curse--(Jer 24:9; Isa 65:15).
Those who turn aside (under temptation) permanently show that they are hypocrites, and their lot or portion shall be with the wicked (Ps28:3). crooked ways--(Compare De 9:16; Mal 2:8, 9). their--is...
A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for...
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying--(Ps 78:2, nearly as in the Septuagint). I will open my mouth in parables, &c.--Though the Psalm seems to contain only a summary...
(Compare Ps 2:6; 3:4).
As in Ps 45:6 the divine nature is made prominent, here the moral qualities of the human are alleged as the reason or ground of the mediatorial exultation. Some render "O God, thy God," instead of...
By a strong figure the abundance as well as intensity of grief is depicted.
His experience illustrates the statement of Ps 32:6.
(Compare Ps 5:5; 6:8).