This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and with Deuteronomy 32. It traces the course of God's relations with His people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells on the repeated manifestations of Israel's rebelliousness, on the chastisements by which they were vis... [ Continue Reading ]
LAW] RM 'teaching.'... [ Continue Reading ]
PARABLE] in the sense of 'didactic poem.' DARK SAYINGS] lit. 'riddles.' The history of Israel is an enigma, requiring an explanation such as the Psalmist gives. These two words occur together in Psalms 49:4; Proverbs 1:6; Ezekiel 17:2. The v. is quoted in Matthew 13:34 with reference to Christ's met... [ Continue Reading ]
This v. does not refer to a particular incident, but is a general figurative description of Ephraim's opportunity and failure, anticipating what is said in Psalms 78:67. Even before the revolt of Jeroboam Ephraim had shown a tendency to rivalry with Judah (2 Samuel 19:41 to 2 Samuel 20:22).... [ Continue Reading ]
ZOAN] Tanis, a city in the Delta of the Nile: see Psalms 78:43. 18, 21. Cp. Exodus 16:17 Null.... [ Continue Reading ]
The wind that brought the quails (Numbers 11:31).... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR OWN DESIRE] RV 'that they lusted after.' 36, 37. There was no real change of heart. HIS COVENANT] see Exodus 24:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVOKE] RV 'rebel against.'... [ Continue Reading ]
LIMITED] RV 'provoked.' 43-51. The plagues in Egypt.... [ Continue Reading ]
FLOODS] RV 'streams.'... [ Continue Reading ]
DIVERS SORTS] RV'swarms.'... [ Continue Reading ]
FROST] RM 'great hailstones.'... [ Continue Reading ]
HOT THUNDERBOLTS] lightning (Exodus 9:24).... [ Continue Reading ]
BY SENDING EVIL ANGELS _among them_] RV 'aband of evil angels,' the disasters being personified as messengers of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
TABERNACLES] RV 'tents.' HAM] or _Kem,_ meaning 'black,' because of the soil, was the Egyptian name for Egypt.... [ Continue Reading ]
SANCTUARY] the land of Canaan, as sacred to God. THIS MOUNTAIN] the mountain land of Canaan: cp. Exodus 15:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEATHEN] RV 'nations.' DIVIDED.. AN INHERITANCE] see Joshua 13, etc. 56-64. The reference is to the days of the Judges.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNFAITHFULLY] RV 'treacherously.' A DECEITFUL BOW] which causes the archer to miss the mark (Hosea 7:16).... [ Continue Reading ]
SHILOH] see on Judges 18:31; 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 1:24; Jeremiah 7:12; Jeremiah 26:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRENGTH.. GLORY] the ark: see 1 Samuel 4.... [ Continue Reading ]
PRIESTS] see 1 Samuel 4:11. MADE NO LAMENTATION] In the perils of the time mourning rites could not be observed: see Job 27:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
For this bold figure cp. Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 42:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE HINDER PARTS] RV 'backward.'... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSEPH.. EPHRAIM] Joseph was the father of Ephraim. Both names are used for the northern kingdom as a whole. Shiloh, where the ark had been, was in the territory of Ephraim. Now it was taken to Zion.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIGH _palaces_] RV'heights,'the heavens. LIKE THE EARTH] firm as the earth.... [ Continue Reading ]
GREAT WITH YOUNG] RV 'that give suck,' as in Isaiah 40:11.... [ Continue Reading ]