It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: Psalms 92:1.-Introduction; the privilege of praising Yahweh early and late for His works (Psalms 92:1); His greatness in destroying the wicked (Psalms 92:5). Center of the psalm: God is most high fore... [ Continue Reading ]
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, TO SHOW FORTH THY LOVING-KINDNESS IN THE MORNING, AND THY FAITHFULNESS EVERY NIGHT - Hebrew, 'in the nights.' Morning and nights comprehend the whole day (). Praise to God is to be never-ceasing (; ; ). The times... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. UPON AN INSTRUMENT OF TEN STRINGS, AND UPON THE PSALTERY; UPON THE HARP. "Psaltery," or lyre-Hebrew, nabel. "The harp" - Hebrew, kinowr (H3658), or guitar. See the note at Psalms 33:2. WITH A SOLEMN SO... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. FOR THOU, LORD, HAST MADE ME GLAD THROUGH THY WORK: I WILL TRIUMPH IN THE WORKS OF THY HANDS. The singular "work" is God's doing viewed as one whole (.) The plural "works," or 'actings' (a different Heb... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. O LORD, HOW GREAT ARE THY WORKS! AND THY THOUGHTS ARE VERY DEEP. The 'works of Yahweh,' which are pronounced "great," are His doings for the deliverance of His people through the destruction of "the wicked," their enemies. The 'dept... [ Continue Reading ]
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. A BRUTISH MAN KNOWETH NOT; NEITHER DOTH A FOOL UNDERSTAND THIS - (Psalms 49:10; .) God designedly leaves darkness enough in His ways to test the faith of His people, and to confound the willfully blind, stupid, and "brutish." "The s... [ Continue Reading ]
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: WHEN THE WICKED SPRING AS THE GRASS, AND WHEN ALL THE WORKERS OF INIQUITY DO FLOURISH; IT IS THAT THEY SHALL BE DESTROYED FOREVER - i:e., their flourishing is only... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. BUT THOU, LORD, ART MOST HIGH FOREVERMORE - literally, 'art height,' etc.; the abstract used for the concrete, to imply that the essence of all that is high is concentrated in Yahweh. When God and the cause of holiness seem low, God is really never hig... [ Continue Reading ]
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. FOR, LO, THINE ENEMIES, O LORD, FOR, LO, THINE ENEMIES SHALL PERISH. "For" introduces the facts on which the Psalmist grounds the truth (Psalms 92:8) that the Lord is "most high f... [ Continue Reading ]
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. BUT MY HORN SHALT THOU EXALT LIKE THE HORN OF AN UNICORN - the buffalo, or the wild ox; Hebrew, Reem: i:e., thou exaltest me to strength and dignity. I SHALL BE ANOINTED WITH FRESH OIL - the emblem of... [ Continue Reading ]
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. MINE EYE ALSO SHALL SEE (MY DESIRE) ON MINE ENEMIES, (AND) MINE EARS SHALL HEAR (MY DESIRE) OF THE WICKED THAT RISE UP AGAINST ME - (Psalms 91:8.) The words introduced in... [ Continue Reading ]
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH LIKE THE PALM TREE - in contrast to "the wicked," who 'spring as the grass, and do flourish' for a brief space, soon to be "destroyed forever" (). The psalm, as it refers to the Ch... [ Continue Reading ]
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. THOSE THAT BE PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD SHALL FLOURISH IN THE COURTS OF OUR GOD - They in spirit always dwell in the sanctuary of God's presence, of which the outward sanctuary is the visible pledge. T... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; THEY SHALL STILL BRING FORTH FRUIT IN OLD AGE - (.) they shall be fat and flourishing-`full of sap and green.'... [ Continue Reading ]
To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. TO SHOW THAT THE LORD IS UPRIGHT: (HE IS) MY ROCK, AND (THERE IS) NO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IN HIM - akin to . "My rock" expresses God's stedfast faithfulness to His word. It in the second clause answers to "Yahweh... [ Continue Reading ]