Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. 5. I commit &c.] Or, as P.B.V. and R.V., I commend my spirit. To God’s care he entrusts as a precious deposit the life inbreathed by God Himself (Job 10:12; Job 17:1). The context makes it plain that it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:4
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou [art] my strength. 4. Thou wilt bring me out of the net for thou art my strong hold. He compares his insidious enemies to hunters or fowlers, as in Psa 9:15; Psa 25:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:4”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:3
For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. For thou art my rock and my fortress – See the notes at Psa 18:2. Therefore for thy names sake – For the sake of thine own honor, or for the glory of thy name. See the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:3”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:2
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me. 2. Bow down ] Or, incline, as in Psa 17:6; &c. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 2, 3. Be thou &c.] Lit. Become (LXX ) to me a stronghold-rock, a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:2”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 1. do I put my trust ] Have I taken refuge. Cp. Psa 7:1 (note); Psa 11:1; Psa 16:1; Psa 25:20. let me never be ashamed ] Disappointed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 31:1”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:12
To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever. 12. my glory ] My soul, as in Psa 7:5 (note); Psa 57:8. for ever ] All the days of my life. See 1Sa 1:22 compared with 1Sa 1:28. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 11. Better, Thou didst turn didst loose and gird. He looks back to the moment when his prayer was answered. mourning dancing ] The gestures of sorrow and joy are contrasted, for mourning means literally … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:10
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me, – etc. This, too, is the prayer which he uttered in the calamities adverted to in Psa 30:7. It is a cry for mercy founded on the idea referred to in Psa 30:9. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:9
What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 9. What advantage would it be to Thee to slay me? Nay, Thou wouldest lose Thy servant’s praises. For the form of the question cp. Job 22:3. The same motive is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:8
I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 8. The tense in the original is inadequately represented by a simple perfect, though its precise force is not easy to define. It may express the frequent repetition of the prayer, or, like a historic present, it may set the action vividly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:8”