Bible Commentary

That our sons [may be] as plants grown up in their youth; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones, polished [after] the similitude of a palace: 12. That our sons may be like plants well grown in their youth] Cp. Psa 128:3. Plant denotes a freshly planted sapling sending up its young shoots, LXX … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:12”

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood: 11. The repetition of the prayer of Psa 144:7-8 follows naturally upon the mention of Jehovah’s attributes in Psa 144:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Rid me, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:11”

[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 10. Cp. Psa 18:50. Who giveth salvation (or victory) unto kings may be meant as a general truth not to be limited to Israel only (cp. Psa 33:16), and David his servant may denote the typical ruler of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:10”

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 9. From Psa 33:2-3. O God ] An imitation of the usage of the Elohistic Psalms of Books II and III. Nowhere else in Books IV, V is Elohim (God) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:9”

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood. 8. vanity ] i.e. falsehood: cp. Psa 12:2; Psa 41:6. their right hand &c.] Uplifted in swearing a solemn oath. Cp. Psa 106:26. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Those mouth speaketh vanity – Vain things; things not real … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:8”

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; 7. Stretch forth thine hands from on high: Rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers. From Psa 18:16; Psa 18:45, description being again changed to prayer. For … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:7”

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 6. Lighten lightning, and scatter them: Send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them. A variation of Psa 18:14, corresponding again more closely to the text of 2Sa 22:15. Them must refer to the enemies who are in the Psalmist’s mind, though he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:6”

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 5. The descriptions of Psa 18:9, Psa 104:32 are turned into prayer. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 5 8. Prayer that God will appear in His majesty and deliver the Psalmist from his treacherous enemies. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:5”

Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away. 4. vanity ] Or, a breath, unsubstantial and evanescent (a different word from that in Psa 144:8 ; Psa 144:11). Cp. Psa 39:5; Psa 39:11; Psa 62:9. his days &c.] Cp. Psa 102:11; Psa 109:23; Job 8:9; Ecc 6:12. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:4”

LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 3. A variation of Psa 8:4. Cp. 2Sa 7:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 3, 4. From the enthusiastic contemplation of Jehovah’s goodness the Psalmist turns to reflect upon the character … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 144:3”