Confessional References BC 27 uses verse 5 ("God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved") to substantiate its conviction that the holy church of Christ "is preserved by God against the fury of the whole world." To be sure, this is an appropriate refer- ence. A rapid glance...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionI say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”New Living TranslationI said to the LORD, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”English Standard VersionI say to the LORD, “You ...
Verse 1. - Blessed is he that considereth the poor. David had concluded the preceding psalm by calling himself "poor and needy." He commences the present one by pronouncing a blessing on all those who "consider," or tenderly regard, and, so far as they can, assist the peer and ...
I may be inserting a lot of scripture and theology into that simple verse—”He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” But “God’s keeping of Israel” is one way to describe the entire Bible, and so our psalm implicitly alludes to many, many acts and events in that one ...
Bethlehem is the birth place of King David and also the birthplace of the greater King, Jesus Christ. The significance of Bethlehem is explained in prophecy: But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is ...
The word law and its synonyms are to be taken in the widest sense of revealed teaching, as transmitted by the Prophets. Blessed: see note on Ps 1:1. Psalm 119:2 This verse makes explicit what is implicit throughout the psalm: Scripture is revered because it consists in God’s statutes...
Book 2 (Psalms 42-72) Psalm 42 - For the music director, a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for
The elliptical תפתּה in Psalm 106:17 is explained from Numbers 16:32; Numbers 26:10. The third principal sin was the worship of the calf, Psalm 106:19-23. The poet here glances back at Exodus 32, but not without at the same time having Deuteronomy 9:8-12 in his mind...
You may have never thought nor looked at this Psalm in this way; even though you say it again and again. 即使你一再用聖詠第廿三篇來祈禱 但你可能不曾想過,也不曾以這種方式 來看這篇聖詠 即使你一再用聖詠第廿三篇來祈禱 但你可能不曾想過,也不曾以這種方式 來看這篇聖詠 ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionI will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—New Living Translationfor I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—English Standard VersionI will open my mouth...