Against you: the invaders acknowledge openly that the war is intended not only against the people but also against their God. Psalm 83:7 The members of the hostile alliance are all well-known foes of Israel. The psalmist alludes to the Edomites, descendants of Esau, the son of the ...
Psalm 21:11 The foes of the king will have no descendants to make war on him. Psalm 21:14 The word strength in the concluding verse connects the theme with the opening verse: “O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength” (v. 2), and we will offer you our praise. Psalm 22:1 Th...
Update Book V—Psalms 107–150[a] Psalm 107[b] God, Savior of Those in Distress 1 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his kindness[c] endures forever.”2 Let this be the prayer of the redeemed of the Lord, those he redeemed from the hand of the foe3 and gathered togethe...
The cry of a holy war sounds forth. God mobilizes Israel from one end to the other (vv. 8-9) to wreak judgment on enemy territory—one feels as if carried back to the time of the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan. After the Exile, this psalm could have been chanted during a ...
Psalm 95:3 As the pagans had different gods for different peoples, regions of the earth and sky, and spheres of life (war, fertility), so, the psalmist indicates, do the Israelites. However, in their case, it is only the Lord who is God of every one of these spheres (who surpasses...
Update Book I—Psalms 3–41[a] Psalm 3[b] Trust in God in Time of Danger 1 A psalm of David. When he was fleeing from his son Absalom. 2 O Lord, how great is the number of my enemies, how many are those who rise up against me.3 How numerous are the ones who say of me,...
Update Book I—Psalms 3–41[a] Psalm 3[b] Trust in God in Time of Danger 1 A psalm of David. When he was fleeing from his son Absalom. 2 O Lord, how great is the number of my enemies, how many are those who rise up against me.3 How numerous are the ones who say of me,...
Psalm 21:11 The foes of the king will have no descendants to make war on him. Psalm 21:14 The word strength in the concluding verse connects the theme with the opening verse: “O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength” (v. 2), and we will offer you our praise. Psalm 22:1 Th...
Psalm 66:12 You let our captors ride over our heads: literally, “you let men mount our head,” which suggests the ancient practice of victors in war placing their feet on the necks of their enemies as a sign of total subjugation (see Isa 51:23). Fire and water: conventional metaphors...
they shout for war.[ip] Psalm 121[iq] God, Guardian of His People 1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains;[ir] from where will I receive help?2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.[is]3 He will not permit your foot to stumble; he ...