Bible Commentary

But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. 5. But I &c.] But as for me, who am afflicted and needy. Cp. Psa 69:29; Psa 69:33; Psa 9:18; Psa 35:10; Psa 37:14; Psa 86:1; Psa 109:22. make haste unto … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 70:5”

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 4. Cp. Psa 35:27. The discomfiture of the wicked gives occasion for the righteous to rejoice in God, not only because they are set free from persecution, but because they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 70:4”

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha. 3. Let them be turned back ] Let them turn back, retreating after their ignominious repulse ( Psa 70:2). Cp. Psa 6:10. The reading of Psa 40:15 is let them be desolate. The difference probably arose out of a confusion … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 70:3”

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 2. The whole verse is a repetition, with variations, of Psa 35:4; Psa 35:26 (cp. Psa 38:12); and Psa 35:3-5 recall Psa 35:21 ; Psa 35:25 ; Psa 35:27 ; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 70:2”

To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. 1. Make haste ] The words, as the italics indicate, are not in the Hebrew; and as the text stands, we must either supply make haste from the next … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 70:1”

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. 36. Cp. Isa 65:9; Isa 65:23. they that love his name ] Cp. Psa 5:11; Psa 119:132. The citizens of Zion will all be true Israelites, faithfully observing the first and great commandment of the law (Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 69:36”

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 35. So Jeremiah couples ‘Jerusalem and the cities of Judah,’ Psa 33:10 ff., Psa 34:7: and the prediction of restoration corresponds to the prophecies collected in his ‘Book of Consolation,’ chaps, 30 33. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 69:35”

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 34. All creation is summoned to join in a chorus of praise to God for the redemption of Zion, for it is an event of universal significance. Cp. Isa 44:23. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 69:34”

For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 33. the poor ] R.V. the needy, as Psa 9:18, Jer 20:13, and frequently. his prisoners ] Though He has cast them into the prison of captivity for their sins, He will not reject their prayers. Cp. Psa 22:24; Psa 102:17; Psa 102:20; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 69:33”

The humble shall see [this, and] be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. 32. When the meek see it, they shall be glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart revive. Cp. Psa 22:16, and with Psa 69:33 cp. Psa 22:24. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The humble … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 69:32”