Bible Commentary

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 1. Hold not thy peace ] Or, Be not silent, but answer my prayer by pronouncing and executing judgement upon my persecutors. Cp. Psa 35:22; Psa 39:12; Psa 50:3; Psa 83:1. God’s silence is contrasted with the noisy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:1”

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies. 13. Through God ] Cp. Psa 56:4. we shall do valiantly ] Cp. Num 24:18; Psa 118:15-16. shall tread down our enemies ] Cp. Psa 44:5; Psa 18:42, note. R.V. adversaries, cp. Psa 108:11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:13”

Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man. 12. from trouble ] Or, as R.V., against the adversary. Cp. Psa 108:13. for vain is the help of man ] Lit. salvation. Cp. Psa 108:6. It is a delusion (cp. Psa 33:17) to look to human strength for victory. See Psa 44:6-7; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:12”

[Wilt] not [thou], O God, [who] hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 11. The emphatic Thou of Psa 60:10 is omitted here. Two renderings are possible, that of the A.V., which is that of the LXX and Jer., and that of the R.V., which is substantially … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:11”

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 10. into the strong city ] Into the fortified city, a different word from that in Psa 60:9, though with similar meaning. Probably Sela or Petra, the capital of Edom, famous for its inaccessibility (Oba 1:3), was meant in the original … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:10”

Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. 9. The neighbouring nations are reduced to servitude. In striking contrast to the honour assigned to Ephraim and Judah is the disgrace of Moab and Edom. Moab, notorious for its pride (Isa 16:6), is compared to the vessel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:9”

Gilead [is] mine; Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver; 8. Gilead and Manasseh, i.e. the land of Bashan in which half the tribe of Manasseh settled, stand for the territory east of the Jordan and the tribes settled there: Ephraim and Judah stand for the tribes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:8”

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7. in his holiness ] Or, by his holiness, for ‘spoken’ is the equivalent of ‘promised’ or ‘sworn.’ Cp. Psa 89:35; Amo 4:2. God’s ‘holiness’ includes His whole essential nature in its moral aspect, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:7”

That thy beloved may be delivered: save [with] thy right hand, and answer me. 6. The A.V. places a semicolon at the end of Psa 108:5, but here, as in Psa 60:5, it is best to take the clause That thy beloved ones may be delivered as dependent on the next clause Save &c. Thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:6”

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; 5. Be thou exalted ] Or, Exalt thyself. Cp. Psa 21:13; Psa 46:10. God is exalted in majesty (Isa 6:1); what is needed is that He should manifest His supreme authority (Isa 2:11 ff.). This verse (the refrain of Psalms … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 108:5”