Bible Commentary

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance. 8. Instead of ‘hiding His face’ from their sins He sets them all before Him, and drags them all to light. Elsewhere ‘the light of God’s countenance’ denotes His favour; here a slightly different word, lit. the luminary of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:8”

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. 7. For &c.] This is the Psalmist’s reason for reminding God of the frailty of human life. We Israel have been consumed through thine anger, and through thy wrath have we been dismayed. He speaks of it not as a general … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:7”

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 6. it is cut down ] Or, it fadeth. Cp. Psa 37:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges In the morning it flourisheth – This does not mean that it grows with any special vigor or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:6”

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up. 5. Thou carriest them away as with a flood ] A single word in the Heb. suffices to draw the picture. Man is compared to a building swept away by a sudden … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:5”

For a thousand years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night. 4. The precise connexion of the thought is obscure. Some commentators connect Psa 90:4 with Psa 90:2, treating Psa 90:3 as a parenthesis. ‘Thou art eternal, for lapse of time makes no difference … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:4”

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. 3. The thought here is not merely that man’s life is infinitely brief in contrast to the eternity of God, but that it is absolutely at His disposal. The Psalmist plainly refers to Gen 3:19, though he chooses different words to emphasise his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:3”

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou [art] God. 2. the mountains ] Named first because they were regarded as the most ancient parts of the earth. Cp. Deu 33:15; Pro 8:25; Hab 3:6. thou hadst formed ] Lit. didst … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:2”

A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 1. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place ] The Psalmist addresses God not by the covenant Name Jehovah (Lord), but by the title which designates Him as the Ruler of the world. He not merely is, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 90:1”

Blessed [be] the LORD forevermore. Amen, and Amen. 52. The doxology marks the close of Book iii. Cp. Psa 41:13; Psa 72:18-19; Psa 106:48. In P.B.V. it is joined, somewhat incongruously, to the preceding verse. But though it is no part of the original Psalm, it is entirely in harmony with the spirit of it, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:52”

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 51. Cp. Psa 79:12, of which Psa 89:50 is also a partial reminiscence. the footsteps of thine anointed ] They are like a rabble hooting and insulting him wherever he goes. Cp. Psa 17:11; Jer 12:6 (R.V.). May not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:51”