We have here another national and historical Ps., written when the Jewish kingdom and its king had fallen very low before their enemies, contrasting the promises made to David with their seeming lack of fulfilment in the course of events, and appealing to God to vindicate His faithfulness. Psalms 89... [ Continue Reading ]
CONGREGATION OF THE SAINTS] RV 'assembly of the holy ones.' The angels are meant.... [ Continue Reading ]
SONS OF THE MIGHTY] angels: see Psalms 29:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS] RV 'council of the holy ones,' as in Psalms 89:5. HAD IN REVERENCE OF] RV 'feared above.'... [ Continue Reading ]
OR TO THY FAITHFULNESS] RV 'and thy faithfulness is.'... [ Continue Reading ]
RAHAB] Egypt: see on Psalms 87:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
TABOR AND HERMON] the most prominent mountains of Palestine.... [ Continue Reading ]
JUSTICE] RV 'righteousness.' HABITATION] RV 'foundation.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THE JOYFUL SOUND] perhaps the sound of trumpets on the occasion of Israel's national and religious rejoicing.... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR HORN] see Psalms 75:4; Psalms 75:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
RV 'For our shield belongeth unto the Lord; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.' The 'shield' is the same as the 'king,' who is under God's protecting care.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN VISION] 2 SAMUEL 7:17. THY HOLY ONE] RV 'thy saints,' the nation of Israel. I HAVE LAID HELP, etc.] I have given a brave man My aid to defend Israel. 19-37 are a poetical expansion of 2 Samuel 7:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
EXACT UPON HIM] RM 'do him violence.'... [ Continue Reading ]
IN.. IN] RV 'on.. on': see on Psalms 80:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
_My_ FIRSTBORN] The position formerly given to the nation (Exodus 4:22) is here assigned to its king. 30F. The promises of the past are recalled in view of the sad present. Israel had suffered for his sins. Should he not be restored?... [ Continue Reading ]
AND _as_ THE FAITHFUL WITNESS, etc.] The meaning is uncertain. The 'faithful witness' may be the moon, or we may read, 'and the witness in the sky (God) is faithful.'... [ Continue Reading ]
ABHORRED] RV 'rejected.' THINEANOINTED] Israel's king. A particular individual, probably Jehoiachin, seems to be in view in this and the following vv., though they may also be understood of the nation as a whole.... [ Continue Reading ]
MADE VOID] RV 'abhorred.'... [ Continue Reading ]
The thought passes from the king to the nation. For the figure cp. Psalms 80:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAYS OF HIS YOUTH] a phrase specially appropriate to Jehoiachin.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL] RV 'how long shall.'... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE.. IN VAIN?] RV 'For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!'... [ Continue Reading ]
HAND OF THE GRAVE] RV' power of Sheol.'... [ Continue Reading ]
PEOPLE] RV 'peoples,' the enemies of Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
The doxology marks the close of Book 3: cp. Psalms 41:13; Psalms 72:18; Psalms 72:19.... [ Continue Reading ]