Psalm 131 ► Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible Psalm 131:1 <> LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. PSALM 131 This psalm is David’s profession of humility, humbly made, with...
In that Psalm (I say) is contained the common image of the whole Church, which is the body of the Son of God. Therefore, the things which are there set down must needs have been fulfilled in the head, which are indeed fulfilled, as the evangelists do testify, know, if any man ...
(27:2-4) were made of brass. The power and majesty of the LORD Jesus' Voice in judgment is compared to the "sound of many waters". "The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea" (Psalm 93:4). ___ "16 And He had in H...
(Psalm 139:5).The voice of thy brother's blood(literally, bloods,i.e.of this and all subsequent martyrs - Chald. Par.)crieth unto me. A common Scriptural expression concerning murder and other crimes (Genesis 18:20, 21;Genesis 19:13;Exodus 3:9;Hebrews 12:24;James 5:4). The blood ...
Psalm 122:6. At London, Printed by Thomas Purfoote, and are to be sold at his shop ouer against S. Sepulchers Church." He is also the author of "A Dialogue defensyue for women agaynst malicyous detractoures," published in 1542; and of a translation published in 1582, of "...
Psalm 5 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute. 1 O Lord, hear me as I pray;pay attention to my groaning.2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,for I pray to no one but you.3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.Each morning...
Psalm 22, with good reason, has long been read by Christians as prophetic commentary on the death of Christ. Jesus cried out the first line of the Psalm, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” during the crucifixion itself. But the entire Psalm, not just the opening line, run...
Merely on the basis of Deuteronomy 6:4-6; 30:14; Psalm 37:31; 40:8; 119:11, for example, it seems to me pretty obvious that under the Mosaic Covenant the righteous man had the law of Moses upon his heart. But those quibbles aside, this is truly a great book. Well worth the ...
Psalm 49:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, allyepeople; give ear, allyeinhabitants of the world: Lange, John Peter - Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical Text Courtesy ofBibleSupport.com. Used by Permission. ...
... I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies," said David (Psalm 139:21, 22). Jesus Christ "looked round about on them with anger" (Mark 3:5). God is "angry with the wicked every day" (Psalm 7:11). He "hateth all the workers of iniquity" (Psalm 5:5). ...