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Verse Psalms 10:8. _HE SITTETH IN THE LURKING PLACES_] In this and
the following verse there appears to be an allusion to _espionage_, or
setting of _spies_ on a man's conduct; or to the conduct of a...
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HE SITTETH IN THE LURKING-PLACES OF THE VILLAGES - As robbers do, who
hide themselves in the vicinity of villages, that they make a sudden
descent upon them in the silence of the night, or that they m...
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Psalms 10
_ 1. The cry of Jehovah and what causeth it (Psalms 10:1)_
2. That wicked one (Psalms 10:3)
3. Prayer for divine Intervention: Faith's Vision ...
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9 AND 10. YAHWEH THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. These two Pss., divided in
MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one
in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10, a...
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HIS EYES ARE PRIVILY SET AGAINST THE POOR— {_Are watching_ / _Lay
wait_} _for the poor._ It may be proper to observe, once for all, that
the word _poor_ in the Psalms is not applied to those only who...
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PSALMS 9:10
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Kingship of Jehovah in Zion Finally Triumphant over a League
between the Nations and the Lawless One.
ANALYSIS
These two psalms are bound together as originally on...
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_HE SITTETH IN THE LURKING PLACES OF THE VILLAGES: IN THE SECRET
PLACES DOTH HE MURDER THE INNOCENT: HIS EYES ARE PRIVILY SET AGAINST
THE POOR._
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages - rea...
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This Ps. has no title. Its relationship to Psalms 9 has been discussed
in intro. to that Ps. It reflects a time of great social disorder, in
which wickedness and violence are rampant, and the righteou...
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The brigand life here described has never been uncommon in Eastern
lands, and the picture given is by no mearis metaphorical: see
Proverbs 1:10. POOR] RV 'helpless,' RM 'hapless,' a word found only
he...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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IN LURKING PLACES..._ — i.e.,_ in ambush.
VILLAGES. — Properly, enclosed spaces, but then, like our “town”
(_ton,_ an enclosure), for any collection of dwellings; and in
Leviticus 25:31, “an unwalled...
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יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ בְּ מַאְרַ֬ב חֲצֵרִ֗ים
בַּֽ֭ † מִּסְתָּרִים...
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Psalms 10:1
Psalms 9:1; Psalms 10:1 are alike in their imperfectly acrostic
structure, the occurrence of certain phrases- _ e.g._, the very
uncommon expression for "times of trouble,...
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GOD WILL NOT FORGET THE LOWLY
Psalms 10:1
The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully
described, Psalms 10:1. Now it is the venom beneath the serpent's
tongue, Psalms 10:7; now the...
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In the Septuagint and other versions, probably the ancient Hebrew,
Psalms 9:1; Psa 10:1-18 appear as one. There is a clear connection
between them, but it is that of contrast. In the former the singer...
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(d) He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret
places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against
the poor.
(d) He shows that the wicked have many ways to hide...
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Righteousness. As, on the other hand, (Haydock) the upright shall
behold God, (Matthew v. 8.) while the wicked shall be driven into
darkness (Calmet) for all eternity. In vain do modern sophists prete...
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Here the picture of the ungodly is finished, and an awful finishing it
is. Hatred to God, despising his laws, his ways, his judgments; and,
more especially, a bitterness towards that plan of salvation...
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8._He will sit in the ensnaring places of the villages. _(217) I have
purposely avoided changing the verbs of the future tense into another
tense, because they imply a continued act, and also because...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 9 AND 10.
In Psalms 9 and 10 we enter historically on the circumstances of the
remnant in the last days in the land. The great principles having been
laid down ...
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HE SITTETH IN THE LURKING PLACES OF THE VILLAGES,.... Which were by
the wayside, where thieves and robbers harboured, and out of which
they came, and robbed passengers as they came by. The word f sign...
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He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places
doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the
poor.
Ver. 8. _He sitteth in the lurking places, &c._] A. desc...
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_He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages_ Not within the
villages, but in the ways bordering upon them, or leading to them, as
robbers used to do. _In the secret places_ That he may avoid the...
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He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages, in his nomad
encampment, where he could easily waylay unsuspecting travelers; IN
THE SECRET PLACES, where he believes himself safe from observation,
D...
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PRAYER AGAINST THE ENEMY OF THE CHURCH.
Luther writes in his summary of this psalm: "This is a psalm of prayer
which complains about the arch-enemy of the kingdom of Christ, that
is, Antichrist, who...
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ARE PRIVILEY SET:
_ Heb._ hide themselves...
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1-11 God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially
in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and
then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate wor...
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IN THE LURKING PLACES OF THE VILLAGES; not within the villages, which
is not a fit place for lurking; but about them, in the ways bordering
upon them, or leading to them, as robbers use to do. IN THE...
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Psalms 10:8 sits H3427 (H8799) places H3993 villages H2691 places
H4565 murders H2026 (H8799) innocent H5355 eyes...
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‘His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppressiveness,
Under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
He sits in the hiding places of the villages,
In the secret places he murders the innocent....
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CONTENTS: The psalmist meditates on the wicked and desires to see them
humbled under God's hand.
CHARACTERS: Psalmist, God.
CONCLUSION: The Christian cannot but lay to heart that which is
offensive...
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Psalms 10:1. _Why standest thou afar off, oh Lord?_ This is the prayer
of David against some very wicked and neighbouring prince, who through
pride and thirst for gold, was lurking like a lion, and mu...
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_His mouth is full of cursing._
BLACK ARTS
A missionary from Polynesia brought home a “soul trap.” It was a
series of rings twisted in cocoanut fibre. If a native should commit a
great offence, or of...
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_Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?_
A THEOLOGICAL DIFFICULTY, A HAUGHTY IMPIETY, AN EARNEST PRAYER
I. A theological difficulty.
“Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?” Some great enormity was now
un...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 10:1. See note on Psalm 9. Psalms 10:1 is
a lament, relating to cases in which “the wicked hotly pursu
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INTRODUCTION
“This psalm seems to belong to the time of the Captivity, or the
return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to
Sanballat, and the other enemies of the Jews. There is a gre...
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EXPOSITION
This psalm is to some extent connected with the preceding one, but not
very closely. It has turns of expression which are identical, and not
common elsewhere; _e.g. _"in times of trouble" ...
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Why do you stand a far off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times
of trouble? (Psalms 10:1)
Have you ever prayed that? "Lord, why aren't You doing something about
it? Why do You seem to hide Yours...
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1 Samuel 22:18; 1 Samuel 23:23; 2 Kings 21:16; Habakkuk 3:14;...
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Sitteth — Not within the villages, but in the ways bordering upon
them, or leading to them, as robbers use to do. Are set — Heb. Are
hid. He watches and looks out of his lurking — place. He alludes
st...