Bible Commentary

LORD, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I was troubled. 7. R.V., Thou, Lord, of thy favour hadst made my mountain to stand strong; lit. hadst established strength for my mountain. Zion, strong by position and art, may be thought of, partly in itself, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:7”

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 6. Render with R.V. As for me, I said in my prosperity. The word translated prosperity includes the idea of careless security, resulting from uninterrupted good fortune. Comp. Pro 1:32; and for the carnal pride that is apt to spring from prosperity, see Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:6”

For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favor [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning. 5. Literally, For a moment in his anger; life in his favour: which is generally explained to mean, as in R.V. marg., For his anger is but for a moment; His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:5”

Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 4. Sing ] Sing praise (R.V.); or, sing psalms. saints ] See note on Psa 4:3. at the remembrance of his holiness ] Lit. to the memorial of his holiness, and so virtually, as R.V., to his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:4”

O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 3. So desperate was his sickness that his recovery was as life from the dead, a veritable resurrection from the grave. from the grave ] R.V. from Sheol. See note … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:3”

O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 2. healed me ] Best taken literally of restoration from sickness. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges O Lord my God, I cried unto thee – In the time of trouble and danger. And thou hast healed me – Thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:2”

A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 1. I will extol thee ] Or, exalt, as the word is rendered in Exo 15:2; Psa 34:3; Isa 25:1; &c. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 30:1”

The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. 11. Comp. Psa 28:8-9; Psa 46:1-3; and the blessing in Numbers 6. 24 26. For His own people He is not the God of terror; for them all ends in peace. “This closing word with peace is like a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 29:11”

The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King forever. 10. The Lord sat as king at the Flood; yea, the Lord sitteth as king for ever (R.V.). According to the A.V. the flood appears to mean the deluge of rain which falls in the storm. But the word mabbl is found nowhere … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 29:10”

The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of [his] glory. 9. maketh the hinds to calve ] Prematurely, in fear; an observed fact. There is no need to emend (though the change required would be very slight), shaketh (or, pierceth) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 29:9”