Bible Commentary

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 6. The metaphor is naturally suggested by ‘shade’ in Psa 121:5. Sunstroke is of course common and dangerous in the East (2Ki 4:19; Isa 49:10); and the belief in ‘moonstroke’ as and is widely spread. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 121:6”

The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand. 5. thy shade upon thy right hand ] ‘Shade’ seems simply to denote ‘protection’ generally, the idea of the metaphor being lost (Psa 91:1; Num 14:9); hence it can be joined with “upon thy right hand,” that being the usual position … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 121:5”

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel – The Keeper – the Guardian – of his people. The psalmist here passes from his own particular case to a general truth – a truth to him full of consolation. It is, that the people of God must always … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 121:4”

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 3. It is maintained by some grammarians that the negative particle ’al “sometimes expresses merely the subjective feeling and sympathy of the speaker with the act” (Davidson, Syntax, 128, R. 2), and consequently the rendering of the A.V. is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 121:3”

My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 2. Maker of heaven and earth is a frequent epithet of Jehovah in the later Psalms (Psa 115:15; Psa 124:8; Psa 134:3; Psa 146:6). It is the guarantee of His power to help. It contrasts His omnipotence with the impotence of the heathen gods … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 121:2”

A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 1. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? (R.V.) The mountains are not the “mountains of Israel” (Eze 6:2 and often), to which the exile turns his longing eyes, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 121:1”

I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war. 7. Lit. I am peace: cp. Psa 109:4, “I am prayer.” but when I speak &c.] If I so much as speak to them, or perhaps, as P.B.V., “speak unto them thereof,” make overtures of friendship, they threaten fiercer hostility. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 120:7”

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 6. Too long hath my soul had her dwelling With the haters of peace. The sensitive ‘soul’ feels the inhumanity of their conduct. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace – This trouble is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 120:6”

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 5. I sojourn I dwell ] The perfect tenses of the Heb. are rightly translated by the present. The experience is not a thing of the past. He has long dwelt and still must dwell among these uncongenial neighbours. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 120:5”

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Sharp arrows of the mighty – This is an answer to the question in Psa 120:3. The consequence – the effect – of such a use of the tongue must be like sharp and piercing arrows, or like intensely burning coals. The sharp arrows of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 120:4”