Bible Commentary

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 5. Behold, I was shapen ] Better, Behold, I was born. Acts of sin have their root in the inherited sinfulness of mankind. It does not appear, as some have thought, that the Psalmist pleads the sinifulness of his nature as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 51:5”

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest. 4. David’s confession to Nathan was couched in the simple words (two only in the Heb.), “I have sinned against Jehovah.” The additional words “thee only” have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 51:4”

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me. 3. For I acknowledge ] Lit., I know. The pronoun is emphatic. His sins have all along been known to God. They are before His eyes (Psa 90:8). But now he has come to know them himself; they are unceasingly present to his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 51:3”

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity – literally, Multiply to wash me. The word rendered throughly is a verb, either in the infinitive or imperative mood, and suggests the idea of multiplying or increasing. The reference is to that which might need constant … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 51:2”

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 1. Have mercy upon me ] Or, Be gracious unto me, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 51:1”

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [aright] will I show the salvation of God. 23. Whoso offereth praise ] He that offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving, as in Psa 50:14. This line sums up the teaching of Psa 50:7-15 on the nature of true worship: and it is natural … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 50:23”

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear [you] in pieces, and [there be] none to deliver. 22. ye that forget God ] Elah: see note on Psa 50:1. For the phrase cp. Psa 9:17; Job 8:13; and for the thought, Psa 10:4. lest I tear &c.] Like a lion. Cp. Hos 5:14. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 50:22”

These [things] hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether [such a one] as thyself: [but] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes. 21. When thou didst these things, and I kept silence, refraining from immediate condemnation of thy conduct by condign punishment, thou didst … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 50:21”

Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. 20. Thou sittest emphasises the deliberateness of the slander. Cp. “the session of scorners,” i. 1. Thy brother might mean any Israelite; but the alternative thine own mother’s son (cp. Psa 69:8, note) in the parallel line indicates that it is to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 50:20”

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 19. Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, And thy tongue contriveth deceit. Giving way to unbridled speech, evil in substance and mischievous in aim: contriving a whole structure of deliberate falsehoods. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thou givest thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 50:19”