Bible Commentary

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 2. Then was our mouth filled with laughter ] Cp. Job 8:21. singing ] Or, shouts of joy, a word characteristic of the second Isaiah (Isa 44:23; Isa 48:20; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 126:2”

A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 1. turned again the captivity of Zion ] No doubt the restoration from exile in Babylon is meant, whether the literal meaning of the phrase is to bring back the captivity, or to turn the fortunes, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 126:1”

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: [but] peace [shall be] upon Israel. 5. But as for such as turn aside &c.] Renegades who forsake the straight course of duty to their God and country for tortuous courses of intrigue with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 125:5”

Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts. 4. Do good ] We are reminded of Nehemiah’s prayer, Neh 5:19; Neh 13:31. The good and the upright in their hearts are the loyal, honest, straightforward Israelites. The variation from the usual phrase “upright of heart” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 125:4”

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 3. For &c.] We might rather have expected an inference from Psa 125:2, Therefore: but the connexion of thought is that the confidence of Psa 125:1-2 is justified, for the sceptre … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 125:3”

As the mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so the LORD [is] round about his people from henceforth even forever. 2. “All around Jerusalem are higher hills: on the east, the Mount of Olives; on the south, the Hill of Evil Counsel, so called, rising directly from the Vale of Hinnom; on the west the ground … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 125:2”

A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth forever. 1. Mountains in general, as the most solid part of the solid earth, were to the Israelite the symbol of all that was immovable and unchangeable (Psa 93:1 &c.; Isa 54:10). Mount Zion … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 125:1”

Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 8. Cp. Psa 121:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Our help is in the name of the Lord – In the Lord; in the great Yahweh. See Psa 121:2. Who made heaven and earth – The great Creator; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 124:8”

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 7. The timorous defenceless bird is an apt emblem for weak helpless men. Cp. Psa 11:1. By ‘snare’ ( pach) is probably meant a kind of clapnet. The frame breaks or the spring … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 124:7”

Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth. 6. a prey to their teeth ] For the figure cp. Psa 7:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 6 8. Thanksgiving and confidence for the future. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Blessed be the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 124:6”