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FOR HE HATH BROKEN THE GATES OF BRASS - The immediate “reason”
here given for praising the Lord is that he had “broken the gates of
brass,” continuing the thought from Psalms 107:10. In the previous
p...
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THE DEUTERONOMY SECTION: BOOK FIVE: PSALM 107-150
The final section of the book of Psalms, the fifth, is just like
Deuteronomy. It shows God's ways with Israel, the end of these ways in
deliverance n...
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BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL.
CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is
divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f.,...
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THE PSALMS
BOOK THE FIFTH[474]
[474] See Table II., _ante._
PSALMS 107
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Examples of Men's Straits, leading to Prayer; and of Jehovah's
Deliverance, calling for Praise.
ANALYSIS...
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For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in
sunder.
FOR HE HATH BROKEN THE GATES OF BRASS, AND CUT THE BARS OF IRON IN
SUNDER. puts this very language into the mouth of Yahw...
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BOOK 5
This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4,
contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date.
The contents of these Pss. are a surer guide to the per...
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Cp. Isaiah 45:2....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
INTRODUCTION
Here are some of the things that you should know as you read the
psalms in this book. 1. At the top of each psalm (say it "sarm") is a
title in DARK...
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Isaiah 45:2 was present to the poet’s mind.
Virgil’s picture of the shrine of war (_Æn._ vii. 607) has been
compared to this....
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(10-16) The prisoners....
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כִּֽי ־שִׁ֭בַּר דַּלְתֹ֣ות נְחֹ֑שֶׁת
וּ בְרִיחֵ֖י...
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Psalms 107:1
NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from
the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering from among
the heathen" prayed for in Psalms 106:41 has h...
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“WONDERFUL WORKS TO THE CHILDREN OF MEN”
Psalms 107:16
In this psalm those who have been redeemed by the gracious
interpositions of God are summoned to praise Him for a love which
endures through all...
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WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the
music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the
fundamental notes, and rises through major and minor, by the way of
t...
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For he hath broken the (f) gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in
sunder.
(f) When there seems to man's judgment no recovery, but all things are
brought to despair, then God chiefly shows his mi...
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Here is another striking representation, whether considered with
respect to God's providence or his grace, to show the miseries of our
nature by the fall. How do souls groan in their prison-houses! Wh...
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BOOK 5 - PSALMS 107-150
In the fifth Book the people are looked at as brought back, and a
general survey of God's ways taken, with a kind of divine commentary
on it all, ending, as all His ways surel...
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FOR HE HATH BROKEN THE GATES OF BRASS,.... The prison doors made of
brass, as sometimes of iron, for the security of the prisoners; see
Acts 12:10. And cut the bars of iron in sunder; with which they...
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For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in
sunder.
Ver. 16. _For he hath broken the gates of brass_] If Samson could do
so, how much more the Almighty, whom nothing can withst...
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The second paragraph treats of captives....
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For He hath broken the gates of brass, in setting free the captives,
AND CUT THE BARS OF IRON IN SUNDER, this summary being like Isaiah
45:2. The application of these words to men of all times who hav...
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10-16 This description of prisoners and captives intimates that they
are desolate and sorrowful. In the eastern prisons the captives were
and are treated with much severity. Afflicting providences mu...
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He restored them to liberty in spite of all impediments and
oppositions....
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Psalms 107:16 broken H7665 (H8765) gates H1817 bronze H5178 cut H1438
bars H1280 iron H1270 two H1438 ...
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The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to observe the
different forms of his mercy. He views the chosen people as travelers,
captives, sick men, and seamen, and in each of these classes...
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Psalms 107:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever._
Because we are sinners God's goodness takes the form of mercy. Mercy
this was what we wanted; therefore,...
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Psalms 107:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever._
In the heading of this Psalm we are reminded that the psalmist here
exhorts the redeemed, in praising God...
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CONTENTS: God's wisdom, power and goodness celebrated. Man's
deplorable forgetfulness of His mercies.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: Those who have no special matter for praise may furnish
t...
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This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is
divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing
and the music. The character of the composition, though diver...
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_O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth
for ever._
MEN AND MERCY
I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Morally, we are all
distressed travellers, captives, in...
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_He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death._
SONG FOR THE FREE, AND HOPE FOR THE BOUND
The deliverance here intended is one which is brought to us by
redemption, and comes by the way o...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 107:1. With this psalm the members of the
community call one another to give thanks for God’s enduring
“steadfast love.” He has shown this to the people as a whole but
also...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 107:10 The next group of exiles SAT IN DARKNESS
AND IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH. These people suffered as captives
(PRISONERS) and forced laborers (HARD LABOR,
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INTRODUCTION
Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to
celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This
opinion is based chiefly on Psalms 107:2. But the Psalm as a...
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EXPOSITION
A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish
captivity (Psalms 107:1), and then for other deliverances (Psalms
107:4), passing into a general account of God's provident...
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Let's turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 107:1-43. The hundred and
seventh psalm begins with an exhortation to us to
Give thanks unto the LORD (Psalms 107:1),
And the basis for the thanksgiving is His...
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Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 45:2; Judges 16:3; Micah 2:13...