The psalmist is vague with respect to the ultimate fate of the wicked, confident only of the continued existence, in a condition which he declares to be "good," of the righteous. Thou hast destroyed all them that go a-whoring from thee. The strong phrase here used is rare in the ...
his truths, or delighting in his service; they form a Divinely appointed standard of experience, by which we may judge ourselves. Their value, in this view, is very great, and the use of them will increase with the growth of the power of true religion in the heart. By the psalmist's...
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The cultural context of idol worship often involved rituals and sacrifices intended to appease these deities, but the psalmist asserts their futility. but it is the LORD who made the heavensThis phrase contrasts the impotence of idols with the creative power of the LORD, the covenant name of ...
I’ve been thrust into some real introspection recently. It’s been said that though we have been saved by grace, we can’t just live by grace. There are too many imperatives in the Bible. So, we need to live by “grace, BUT…., here is what we have today DO to live the Christ...
That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote: “For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.”[c] 10 And in another place it is written, “Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.”[d] 11 And yet again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles....
the church of God in general; for Jerusalem, not merely literally considered; though as that was the metropolis of the nation, and many of them the psalmist addresses were inhabitants of it, it became them to seek and pray for the peace of it, their own peace being concerned in it; ...
2 Samuel 22:29tcMany medieval Hebrewmss, some LXXmss, and the Syriac Peshitta support readingתָּאִיר(taʾir, “you cause to shine”) before the words “my lamp.” SeePs 18:28. The metaphor, which likens theLordto a lamp or light, pictures him as the psalmist’s...
The psalmist asks God to: Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12). Recognising our mortality sharpens our focus on eternal priorities. We are called to live with purpose, using our time, talents and resources to glorify God and serve others. As ...
The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Thus greatly may good men be afflicted, and such dismal thoughts may they have about their afflictions, and such dark conclusion may they make about their end, through the power of melancholy and the...