Bible Commentary

To show that the LORD [is] upright: [he is] my rock, and [there is] no unrighteousness in him. 15. To shew &c.] To witness by their prosperity to the faithfulness and justice of Jehovah. The verse is based on Deu 32:4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges To shew that the Lord is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:15”

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 14. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age, like the palm-tree. Doughty ( Arabia Deserta, i. 286) speaks of palms 90 feet high and 200 years old, in the oasis of Teyma. They shall be full of sap … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:14”

Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 13. Planted in the house of Jehovah They shall flourish in the courts of our God. It is possible that trees had grown in the Temple courts, as they grow at the present day in the Haram … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:13”

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 12. The fruitfulness of the palm and the fragrance of the cedar, the stately growth and evergreen foliage of both trees, above all, their longevity in contrast to the ephemeral grass which is the emblem of the wicked, may … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:12”

Mine eye also shall see [my desire] on mine enemies, [and] mine ears shall hear [my desire] of the wicked that rise up against me. 11. And mine eye hath seen (its desire) upon them that laid wait for me: Mine ear heard (its pleasure) of them that rose up against me to do evil. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:11”

But my horn shalt thou exalt like [the horn of] a unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 10. But my horn hast thou exalted like (the horn of) a wild ox: I am anointed with fresh oil. The poet speaks on behalf of Israel restored and glorified. The metaphor is derived from animals … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:10”

For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 9. For lo ] Pointing apparently to some recent actual example. ‘Anadiplosis’ or rhetorical repetition is a favourite figure in this group of Psalms. Cp. Psa 90:17; Psa 93:1; Psa 93:3; Psa 94:1; Psa 94:3; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:9”

But thou, LORD, [art most] high forevermore. But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore – In the treatment of the righteous and the wicked, thou wilt maintain thine own exalted place as a sovereign. Whatever may occur to people, God will maintain this exalted position as supreme over all. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:8”

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed forever: 7, 8. The tenses in Psa 92:7 (cp. Psa 92:10-11) do not merely express a general truth, but point to some particular event. When the wicked did flourish as the herbage, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:7”

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 6. A brutish man a fool ] Men who are mere sensuous animals, stupid and unreceptive, incapable of discerning spiritual things. Cp. Psa 49:10; Psa 73:22; Psa 94:8. this ] Namely, the truth expressed in Psa 92:7-8, that the wicked flourish only to perish, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 92:6”