Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin. 40. Insensibly the king is identified with the nation whose head and representative he was. The first line is taken from the description of Israel as a vine in Psa 80:12. hedges ] Or, as R.V. in Psa 80:12, fences. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:40”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:39
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground. 39. Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast cast his desecrated crown to the ground. Thine anointed, thy servant (cp. Psa 89:20) include both David and the successor who represents him. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:39”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:38
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 38. And THOU, thou hast cast off and rejected, Hast been enraged with thine anointed. The Psalmist has drawn out God’s promise in the fullest detail, and now he confronts God with it: thou Who art omnipotent, faithful, and just; thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:38”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:37
It shall be established forever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 37. Construction and meaning are doubtful. (1) The original passage in 2Sa 7:16 is in favour of making his throne the subject to shall be established, and against the marginal alternatives of R.V., As the moon which is established … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:37”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:36
His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me. 36. Cp. Psa 89:4 ; Psa 89:29; Psa 72:5; Psa 72:7; Psa 72:17. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges His seed shall endure forever … – His posterity. See the notes at Psa 89:29. There, the expression is, his throne … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:36”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:35
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 35. Once ] Once for all (LXX , Vulg. semel): or, one thing. have I sworn ] Cp. Psa 89:3. by my holiness ] See note on Psa 60:6. that I will not lie ] R.V. omits that, and makes this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:35”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:34
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 34. break ] Lit. profane, as in Psa 89:31. God’s covenant, like His laws, is a sacred thing. Men may violate His laws, but He will not violate His covenant. the thing that is gone out of my … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:34”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:33
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. 33. But my lovingkindness will I not break off from him, Neither be false to my faithfulness. The word rendered break off is an unusual one to apply to lovingkindness, and its form is anomalous. The change of one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:33”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:32
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 32. The rod stripes ] From 2Sa 7:14, where the fuller phrases the rod of men the stripes of the children of men seem to mean correction such as even human parents know they must administer. The paternal relation involves the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:32”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:31
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 31. If they break ] Lit. profane. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If they break my statutes – Margin, profane. The Hebrew word means to pollute or defile; and the idea is, If they practically contemn them; if they regard them as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:31”