Bible Commentary

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 5. The stouthearted ] For illustration cp. Isa 10:12 ff. are spoiled ] Lit. have let themselves be spoiled. Cp. Isa 17:14; Isa 33:1. they have slept their sleep ] They slumber their (last) sleep, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 76:5”

Thou [art] more glorious [and] excellent than the mountains of prey. 4. A difficult verse. Two renderings are grammatically possible: either, Illustrious art Thou, majestic, from the mountains of prey: or, more than the mountains of prey. The second rendering however appears to involve an unsuitable comparison, whether mountains of prey is explained to mean … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 76:4”

There broke he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 3. There hath he broken the lightnings of the bow. The destruction of Sennacherib’s army apparently took place at some distance from Jerusalem, but Jerusalem is naturally spoken of as the scene of God’s action, because it was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 76:3”

In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 2. And he hath set his pavilion in Salem, And his habitation in Zion. For the words pavilion and habitation applied to the Temple see Psa 27:5; Psa 68:5. The words may however mean the covert and lair of a lion (Psa 10:9; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 76:2”

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. In Judah [is] God known: his name [is] great in Israel. 1. known ] Lit., one who has made Himself known. By this recent deliverance He has once more “made Himself known in her palaces as a sure refuge” (Psa 48:3; cp. Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 76:1”

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 10. will I cut off ] If the poet is the speaker, he speaks in the name of Israel, confident that in God’s strength they will be able to complete the humiliation of their proud … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 75:10”

But I will declare forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 9. But as for me, I will declare for ever. It is easy to supply ‘thy wondrous works.’ But the LXX reads (with change of one letter) I will rejoice, which may be right. Cp. Psa 9:14; Isa 29:19. For ever … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 75:9”

For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them]. 8. The judgement is described under the figure of a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 75:8”

But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 7. the judge ] Cp. Isa 33:22. setteth up ] Lifteth up. Cp. 1Sa 2:6-7; Psa 147:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges But God is the judge – All depends on him, not on the natural advantages of a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 75:7”

For promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 6. According to one reading of the Heb. text we must render, For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the wilderness, (cometh) lifting up. The wilderness, to the S. of Palestine, stands for the south: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 75:6”