This Ps. was evidently written for the Temple worship on the occasion of some great festival (Psalms 118:24), when it might be used as a processional hymn. It has been variously referred (_a_) to the time when Zerubbabel laid the foundation of the second Temple; (_b_) to the time of Nehemiah; (_c_)... [ Continue Reading ]
HOUSE OF AARON] the _elite_ of the nation.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN DISTRESS] lit. 'in a strait place.' THE LORD] RM 'Heb. _Jah,_' a contraction of Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
ARE QUENCHED] but Bæthgen, with a slight change of Hebrew, renders, 'they flared forth like a fire of thorns,' and this makes admirable sense. OMIT FOR. 13-16. The thought changes to the scene of the encounter.... [ Continue Reading ]
Quoted from Exodus 15:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHT HAND, etc.] This and the following v. are what the voice says.... [ Continue Reading ]
GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS] i.e. the gates of the Temple whence God's righteousness streams forth, or it may mean the gates into which righteous men enter: cp. Psalms 118:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE STONE] i.e. Israel primarily. THE BUILDERS] the nations of the world. There is, however, a tradition that such a stone really existed in the building of the second Temple. The ultimate application to Jesus Christ is most fitting: cp. Matthew 21:42; Acts 4:11, etc.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAY] a day of triumph.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAVE NOW] Heb. _hoshiea na anna_ hence, 'Hosanna,' which became a hturgical formula: cp. Matthew 21:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMETH] better, 'entereth' (the courts of the Lord).... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH HATH SHEWED] RV 'and He hath given.' BIND, etc.] The Hebrew is obscure. 'Bind the sacrificial victim with cords even till you come to the horns of the altar,' or, less likely, 'Bind the procession with festal garlands and approach the horns of the altar.' There is nothing about binding the sac... [ Continue Reading ]