Bible Commentary

They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. 5. They break in pieces ] Or, crush (as Isa 3:15; Pro 22:22), by violence and extortion. Thy people thine inheritance, as in Psa 28:9. Cp. Deu 4:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges They break in pieces thy people – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:5”

[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 4. The verses run in pairs, and it seems preferable, with A.V., to regard Psa 94:4 as a continuation of the question in Psa 94:3, rather than, with R.V., to render it as an affirmative sentence. Workers of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:4”

LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 3 7. How long will Jehovah tolerate the tyrannies of these proud blasphemers? Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Lord, how long shall the wicked … – As if there were to be no end to their exaltation; their joy; their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:3”

Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 2. Lift up thyself ] Shew Thyself to be the supremely exalted Ruler. Cp. Isa 6:1; Isa 33:10; Psa 7:6. judge of the earth ] Cp. Gen 18:25; Psa 58:11; Psa 82:8. The universal Judge is needed to call the subordinate … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:2”

O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. 1. God of vengeance, Jehovah, God of vengeance, shine forth! The Psalmist appeals to Jehovah, Who has the power and the right to punish (Deu 32:35; Nah 1:2; Rom 12:19), to manifest Himself in all the splendour of His Presence … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:1”

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, forever. 5. Thy testimonies ] Many commentators explain testimonies to mean the promises and threatenings which have now been proved true, comparing the use of the cognate verb in Psa 50:7; Psa 81:8; Deu 8:19; &c. But this sense of the word is unsupported, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 93:5”

The LORD on high [is] mightier than the noise of many waters, [yea, than] the mighty waves of the sea. 4. The A.V. obliterates the structure of the verse. If the received text is retained we may render, Above the thundering of many waters, The mighty (waters), the breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 93:4”

The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 3. The floods ] Lit. the rivers, rising up and threatening to inundate the land and sweep everything before them, are emblems of the great world-powers threatening to overspread the world. Thus Assyria is compared … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 93:3”

Thy throne [is] established of old: thou [art] from everlasting. 2. Though Jehovah has thus proclaimed His kingdom afresh, it is no novel thing. His sovereignty and His Being are eternal: they know neither beginning nor end (Psa 90:2; Psa 92:8). The contrast between Jehovah’s ever firmly established throne and the tottering order of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 93:2”

The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, [wherewith] he hath girded himself: the world also is established, that it cannot be moved. 1. Jehovah hath proclaimed himself king; he hath robed himself with majesty; Jehovah hath robed himself, hath girded himself with strength. The verbs in the perfect … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 93:1”