PSALM XCII _The psalmist shows the duty and advantage of praising God_, 1-3; _speaks of the grandeur of God's works_, 4-6; _the fall of the wicked_, 7-9; _the happiness of the righteous_, 10-14; _and all this founded on the perfections of God._ NOTES ON PSALM XCII The _title, A Psalm_ or _So... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:2. _TO SHOW FORTH THY LOVING-KINDNESS_] חסדך _chasdecha_, thy abundant mercy, _in the morning _- that has preserved me throughout the night, and brought me to the beginning of a new day: _and thy faithfulness in the night_, that has so amply fulfilled the promise of preservation duri... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:3. _UPON AN INSTRUMENT OF TEN STRINGS_] Eusebius, in his comment on this Psalm, says: Ψαλτηριον δε δεκαχορδον, ἡ του Ἁγιου Πνευματος δια των αισθητηριων πεντε μεν του σωματος, ισαριθμων δε της ψυχης δυναμεων, επιτελουμενη λατρεια· "The _Psaltery of ten_ _strings_ is the worship of... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:4. _FOR THOU, LORD, HAST MADE ME GLAD THROUGH THY WORK_] I am delighted with thy conduct towards me; with the work of thy _providence_, the works of thy _grace_, and thy works of _creation_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:5. _HOW GREAT ARE THY WORKS!_] They are multitudinous, stupendous, and splendid: _and thy thoughts _- thy designs and counsels, _from_ which, _by_ which, and _in reference_ to which, they have been formed; _are very deep _- so profound as not to be fathomed by the comprehension of ma... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:6. _A BRUTISH MAN KNOWETH NOT_] איש בער _ish baar_, the human hog-the stupid bear-the _boor_; the man who is all flesh; in whom _spirit_ or _intellect_ neither seems to work nor exist. The _brutish man_, who never attempts to see God in his works. _NEITHER DOTH A FOOL UNDERSTAND THI... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:7. _WHEN THE WICKED SPRING AS THE GRASS_] This is a lesson which is frequently inculcated in the sacred writings. The favour of God towards man is not to be known by outward prosperity; nor is his disapprobation to be known by the adverse circumstances in which any person may be foun... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:8. _HIGH FOR EVERMORE._] _They_ are brought down and destroyed; but the Lord is exalted eternally, both for his judgments and his mercies.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:10. _LIKE_ THE HORN OF _A UNICORN._] ראים _reeym_, perhaps here, the _oryx_ or _buffalo_. But the _rhinoceros_ seems to be the real _monoceros_ of the Scriptures. _I SHALL BE ANOINTED WITH FRESH OIL._] Perhaps the allusion is here not to any _sacramental_ anointing, but to such anoi... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:11. _MINE EYE ALSO SHALL SEE_, - AND _MINE EARS SHALL HEAR_] Even in my own times my enemies shall be destroyed; and of this destruction I shall either be an _eye-witness_ or have authentic _information_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:12. _THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH LIKE THE PALM-TREE_] Very different from the wicked, Psalms 92:7, who are likened to grass. These shall have a _short duration_; but those shall have a long and useful life. They are compared also to the _cedar of Lebanon_, an incorruptible wood, an... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:13. _THOSE THAT BE PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD_] I believe the _Chaldee_ has the true meaning here: "His children shall be planted in the house of the sanctuary of the Lord, and shall flourish in the courts of our God." As these trees flourish in their respective soils and clima... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:14. _THEY SHALL STILL BRING FORTH FRUIT IN OLD AGE_] They shall continue to grow in grace, and be fruitful to the end of their lives. It is a rare case to find a man in old age full of faith, love, and spiritual activity.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 92:15. _TO SHOW THAT THE LORD IS UPRIGHT_] Such persons show how faithful God is to his promises, how true to his word, how kind to them who trust in him. He is the _Rock_, the _Fountain_, whence all good comes. THERE IS _NO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IN HIM._] He does nothing _evil_, nothing _un... [ Continue Reading ]