Bible Commentary

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. 16, 17. Render, Yet as for me, I shall sing of thy strength; Yea, I shall sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:16”

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. Let them wander up and down for meat – Let them be like dogs that wander about for food, and find none. The idea is, that they would not find him, and would be then as dogs that had sought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:15”

And at evening let them return; [and] let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 14. A repetition of Psa 59:6. But is it (1) as the A.V. appears to take it, an ironical repetition as a curse? let them do now perforce what they did before in malice … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:14”

Consume [them] in wrath, consume [them], that they [may] not [be]: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 13. Consume them in wrath, consume them] For the emphatic repetition cp. Psa 57:1; Psa 57:7-8; and for the wrath of divine judgement cp. Psa 56:7. that they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:13”

[For] the sin of their mouth [and] the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying [which] they speak. 12. The A.V. gives the sense, though the precise construction is doubtful. Perhaps, The word of their lips is the sin of their mouth, i.e. every word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:12”

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 11. Slay them not ] Apparently inconsistent with Psa 59:13; but burning indignation does not study logical consistency. What he desires is that they may not be destroyed outright by some signal catastrophe, but visibly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:11”

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. 10. The Kthbh, with which the LXX agrees, has My God shall meet me with His lovingkindness: but the Qr is, The God of my lovingkindness shall meet me. This variety of reading possibly points to an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:10”

[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defense. 9. O my strength, unto thee will I watch: For God is my high tower. His enemies are ‘strong’ ( Psa 59:3); but God is his strength; they watch his house (title), but he will ‘watch unto God,’ waiting in faith … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:9”

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 8. The verbs are the same as in Psa 2:4: cp. Psa 37:13; Isa 37:22. The bold phrase “expresses generally the truth that the machinations of God’s enemies are not less absurd than wicked.” Speaker’s Comm. For the meaning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:8”

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear? 7. The figure of Psa 59:6 is dropped. A flood of cursing and falsehood ( Psa 59:12) pours from their mouth (Pro 15:2; Pro 15:28); they menace him with death, or openly boast that he will soon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 59:7”