Psalms 136:1
THE LORD. Hebrew _Jehovah_ App-4. FOR, &C. Figures of Speech. _Amoebaeon and Epistrophe._ App-6. MERCY. loving-kindness, or grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew _Jehovah_ App-4. FOR, &C. Figures of Speech. _Amoebaeon and Epistrophe._ App-6. MERCY. loving-kindness, or grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
O GIVE THANKS. Note the Figures of speech _Coenotes_ and _Anaphora_ (App-6) in verses: Psalms 136:1; Psalms 136:2; Psalms 136:3. GOD OF GODS. Hebrew. _Elohim._ of the elohim. App-4. GODS. Hebrew. _'elohim._ See note on Psalms 135:5 and Exodus 22:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD OF LORDS. Hebrew Adonim of the adonim. App-4. Compare Deuteronomy 10:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
MADE THE HEAVENS. Compare Genesis 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
ABOVE. i.e. in Genesis 1:1, and 2 Peter 3:5. By the overthrow of Genesis 1:2 the earth became. ruin, being "overflowed" (2 Peter 3:6), and covered with "the deep" (Genesis 1:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
GREAT LIGHTS. Genesis 1:14, "lightholders".... [ Continue Reading ]
TO RULE. to have dominion. Genesis 1:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
SMOTE EGYPT. Compare Exodus 12:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
BROUGHT OUT ISRAEL. Compare Exodus 13:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAND... ARM. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_ (App-6).... [ Continue Reading ]
OVERTHREW. shook off.... [ Continue Reading ]
SIHON, &C. These two verses (verses: Psalms 136:19; Psalms 136:20) not an "interpolation". See note above.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR: i.e. Sihon _'_. and Og's. Not. verse "clearly dropped out", which contained the noun for this pronoun. The kings named show "whose" land is referred to. An "interpolation" from which. verse has "dropped out" is. new idea in the field of imaginative criticism; and, if true, would be quite unwo... [ Continue Reading ]
REDEEMED. rescued. Hebrew. _parak_. to break. Thus to rescue, by breaking the bonds. Rendered "redeem" only here (and Daniel 4:27 in the Vulgate versions: Authorized Version "break off"). ENEMIES. adversaries.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOD. Hebrew. bread. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species) for all kinds of food. FLESH. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part) for all living beings. App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. GOD OF HEAVEN. See note on 2 Chronicles 36:23.... [ Continue Reading ]