Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Psalms 81:1.-I. Invitation to keep joyfully the Passover feast (Psalms 81:1), for it is a testimony to the fact that God delivered Israel out of Egyptian bondage (Psalms 81:4). II. God urges Israel therefore to serve Him... [ Continue Reading ]
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. TAKE A PSALM - `raise the psalm.' AND BRING HITHER THE TIMBREL - literally, 'give' it. Or else, 'cause it to give forth its sound' (Maurer). WITH THE PSALTERY - or 'lyre;' Hebrew, naabel (H5035) (note, Psalms 33... [ Continue Reading ]
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. BLOW UP THE TRUMPET IN THE NEW MOON - i:e., on the first of the month, in order to prepare for the celebration of the Passover on the 14th of the month Nisan (Maurer). But Hengstenberg better translates, 'Blow the... [ Continue Reading ]
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. FOR THIS WAS A STATUE FOR ISRAEL AND A LAW OF THE GOD OF JACOB. "This" - i:e., the observance of the "solemn feast day." "A law" - literally, 'a judgment:' so 'a right appertaining to lª- the God of Jacob.' God, by having delivere... [ Continue Reading ]
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. -The deliverance described on which God's claim on Israel and Israel's duty are founded. Verse 5. THIS HE ORDAINED IN JOSEPH - Hebrew, Jehoseph, as Jehonadab is... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; HEAR, O MY PEOPLE, AND I WILL TESTIFY UNTO THEE - answering to . The fact that ye are "my people," called into being, redeemed, and sustained by me, is the strongest reason why ye should "hear." O ISRAEL,... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. THERE SHALL NO STRANGE GOD BE IN THEE - i:e., 'let no strange god be in thee,' or among you. There is a reference in this verse and to .... [ Continue Reading ]
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. I AM THE LORD THY GOD, WHICH BROUGHT THEE OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT - strongest motive for obeying the command in , to have no strange god; for none else except Yahweh was Israel's Deliver... [ Continue Reading ]
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. BUT MY PEOPLE WOULD NOT HEARKEN TO MY VOICE; AND ISRAEL WOULD NONE OF ME. SO I GAVE THEM UP UNTO BUT MY PEOPLE WOULD NOT HEARKEN TO MY VOICE; AND ISRAEL WOULD NONE OF ME. SO I GAVE THEM UP UNTO THEIR OWN HEARTS' LUST. "Lust... [ Continue Reading ]
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! -God still yearns over them, in spite of their perversity and its penal consequence, waiting to be gracious. Verse 13. OH THAT MY PEOPLE HAD HEARKENED UNTO ME, AND ISRAEL HAD WALKED IN MY WAYS! - or rather, 'Oh that my pe... [ Continue Reading ]