10<\/strong>. bringeth maketh<\/em> ] Or, hath brought hath made<\/em>, with particular reference to some recent event. But it agrees better with the argument of Psa 33:4-11<\/em><\/span> to regard the words as expressing a general truth, though quite possibly it had been verified by recent experience.<\/p>\n 10, 11<\/strong>. Jehovah’s sovereignty in the world.<\/p>\n The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought – <\/B>Margin: maketh frustrate. The Hebrew word means to break, or to annul. The word here rendered heathen means nations; and the idea is that God, by his own overruling purpose and providence, frustrates the designs of the nations of the earth; that he carries forward his own designs and purposes in spite of theirs; that their plans avail nothing when they come in competition with his. their purposes must yield to His purpose. Compare Isa 8:9-10<\/span>, note; Isa 19:3<\/span>, note. All the plans and purposes of the nations of the earth that conflict with the purposes of God will be vain; all those plans, whatever they may be, will be made subservient under His providence to the promotion of His great designs.<\/P> He maketh the devices of the people of none effect – <\/B>That is, He renders them vain, unsuccessful, ineffectual. The word people here is synonymous with nations, and the idea is, that whatever may be the thoughts and purposes of human beings, if they are opposed to the plans of God, or if they do not tend to promote His glory, they will be rendered futile or vain. God is a great and glorious Sovereign over all, and He will make everything subordinate to the promotion of His own great designs.<\/P><\/p>\n Psa 33:10-12<\/span><\/p>\n The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought; He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Providential deliverances from slavery<\/strong><\/p>\n This <\/em>psalm is a psalm of praise and thanksgiving upon the subject of Gods works of creation and providence; and the author seems in his enumeration of the works of God to equal the wonders of Providence with those of Creation (Psa 33:6<\/span>). Now the psalmist thus joins them together because of the deliverances that he and his people had experienced. And we as a nation have known like deliverances.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>The providence of God presides over and governs all things, and has a peculiar influence upon all the great events that happen unto men.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>This, as it is observable in all the great periods of every particular mans life, so it is more especially and remarkably true, in respect of such events, wherein the fates of whole nations and kingdoms are concerned. (J. Clarke, D. D.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Divine and human purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n The wicked meet with a large measure of success in this world. Their success, however, does little for them after all. It does not put them in possession of solid and lasting happiness, and this may be said to be their highest aim. Their power, moreover, IS very limited at the best, and in all directions, and they are not longer lived than others. God has absolute power over them. He has so arranged, and so administers affairs, that we may describe them as circum-hedged. Neither singly nor collectively can creatures carry anything against the Divine will or power. Counsel or purpose may be defined–a decision or determination of the will; and purposes may be divided into good, bad, and indifferent. Practically, they may be so divided; and it is almost unnecessary to remark that good purposes never conflict with the purposes of God. He approves of them, and is on the side of all good purposes. It is bad purposes of which God disapproves, and in proportion to their inherent badness; but the badness of a purpose, let it be distinctly noted, is no proof that it clashes with the purposes of God. If it were, it would follow that not one bad purpose formed by man had ever been or could be executed; but what is the fact? Countless millions of bad purposes have been successfully carried out, and are being carried out every day all over the world. Baffled they frequently are, but by no means always. Indeed, if we had our way, they would be baffled a great deal oftener; but Gods thoughts and ways are not as our thoughts and ways. They are high above ours as heaven is above the earth. A young man, let us suppose, makes up his mind to rob his employer, and it is not long till the sinful purpose is put into execution. Query–What was Gods relation to the purpose? With the utmost ease God could have deprived him of the opportunity and the power to rob his employer. What God purposed was that, while disapproving of the purpose to rob, He would per[nit the execution of it, or not interfere by the exercise of His omnipotence to hinder its execution. Whenever the purpose of God crosses the line of human purposes, be they the purposes of one person, or any number of persons in combination, it presents an insuperable barrier–a barrier which can neither be swept away nor overleapt. As well may we essay to pluck a star from the firmament or dry up the bed of the sea, as essay to frustrate or modify or delay the fulfilment of the Divine purposes, for they are the purposes of a Being whose knowledge and power are absolute, and who can take these words into His mouth, I am the Lord, I change not. (G. Cron.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Verse 10<\/span>. The counsel of the heathen to naught<\/B><\/I>] This appears to be similar to what is mentioned in the second Psalm<\/I>; the useless attempts of the Gentiles to prevent the extension of the kingdom of Christ in the earth: and it may refer to similar attempts of ungodly nations or men to prevent the promulgation of the Gospel, and the universal dissemination of truth in the world.<\/P> <\/p>\n Of the heathen; <\/B>or, of the nations<\/I>; though nations combine themselves and their counsels together, yet he defeats them when he pleaseth. Thus he passeth from the work of creation to the works of providence, and from the instances of his power in senseless and unreasonable creatures, to manifest his power in overruling the thoughts, and wills: and actions of all men, whether single or united. <\/P> <\/p>\n 10, 11.<\/B> In God’s providence Hethwarts men’s purposes and executes His own. <\/P> heathen<\/B>literally,”nations.”<\/P><\/p>\n The Lord bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought<\/strong>,…. The psalmist having taken notice of the works of creation, in order to excite the saints to praise, proceeds to observe the providence of God, and particularly that branch of it which lies in disappointing the designs of wicked men; it is wickedness which they consult and devise, and thin is against the Lord’s people, his cause and interest, and so against himself; and though their schemes are formed and contrived with a great deal of subtlety, yet they are commonly blasted; whether laid by particular persons, as by Ahithophel against David; or by nations, whole bodies of men, as of the Egyptians and Assyrians against Israel; and of Jews and Gentiles against Christ and his cause;<\/p>\n he maketh the devices of the people of none effect<\/strong>; the same thing is expressed here as before, in different words, for the further confirmation of it, and that it might be attended to. This is the Lord’s doing, he is omniscient, and knows all the secret plots and designs of men; and he is omnipotent, and counteracts them, and confounds them in all their measures; and is faithful to his people, cause, and interest.<\/p>\n His praiseworthiness ( c<\/em>) as the irresistible Ruler in the history of men. Since in 2Sa 15:34<\/span>; 2Sa 17:14<\/span>, and frequently, is a common phrase, therefore heepiyr as in Psa 89:34<\/span>, Eze 17:19<\/span>, is equivalent to (Ges. 67, rem. 9). The perfects are not used in the abstract, but of that which has been experienced most recently, since the “new song” presupposes new matter. With Psa 33:11<\/span> compare Pro 19:21<\/span>. The of God is the unity of the “thoughts of His heart,” i.e., of the ideas, which form the inmost part, the ultimate motives of everything that takes place. The whole history of the world is the uninterrupted carrying out of a divine plan of salvation, the primary object of which is His people, but in and with these are included humanity at large.<\/p>\n 10. Jehovah scattereth the counsel of the nations. After briefly touching upon the creation of the world, the Psalmist returns to his former subject, namely, to show that the events which daily come to pass are undoubted proofs of the providence of God. And lest any man should be surprised, that he should exhibit God as an adversary to men, scattering their counsels rather than establishing and bringing them to a happy issue, he selects an instance which had the greatest power to comfort the saints. We know how many things men continually venture upon and contrive against all law and justice, and how they endeavor by their devices to turn the world upside down, that they may tyrannically acquire power to trample upon the good and simple. What creatures then would be more miserable than we, if men, possessed of such a variety of wicked affections, were permitted to act with unlicensed wantonness towards us? But when God declares from heaven to us, that it is his work to dash in pieces their devices, and to bring their determinations to nought, there is no reason why we should not keep ourselves quiet, even when they bestir themselves most tumultuously. God is, therefore, said to overthrow the counsels of men, not because he professedly delights in frustrating them, but to check their wantonness; for they would immediately throw all things into confusion were they to succeed according to their wishes: yea, as in outraging equity, and vexing the upright and innocent, they fail not to fight against God himself, it is very necessary to consider that God’s power and protection is set in opposition to their fury. And as the great majority of men, despising all modesty, rush headlong into indiscriminate licentiousness, the prophet speaks not only of individual men, but of whole nations; in other words, he affirms, that however men may conspire among themselves, and determine to attempt this or that with great hosts, yet shall their purposes be brought to nought, because it is as easy for God to scatter multitudes as to restrain a few. But although it is God’s design in this place to fortify us with good hope against the boldness of the wicked, he warns us, at the same time, to undertake nothing without his command and guidance. <\/p>\n (10) The Lord bringeth.<\/strong>The thought now passes on to the irresistible rule of Jehovah. His counsel stands for all generations, and being righteous <\/em>as well as eternal, <\/em>frustrates the counsel and thoughts of the heathen, while His chosen people (Psa. 33:12<\/span>) rest in stable peace under the Theocracy. (Comp. Act. 5:38<\/span>.) The word devices <\/em>in Psa. 33:10<\/span> should be thoughts, <\/em>as in Psa. 33:11<\/span>, or, better in both, purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n Psa. 33:12<\/span> is the pivot, as it were, on which the whole <\/strong>psalm turns, and was doubtless sung in full chorus.<\/p>\n 10<\/strong>. <\/strong> Counsel of the heathen <\/strong> From God’s dominion over all worlds, the author descends to his government of nations. His power in nature is pledged to the defence of his people and the punishment of wicked nations. Here is the ground of true faith. The counsel <\/strong> and devices <\/strong> of the heathen are antecedent to all active hostility, and hence primarily dreaded. <\/p>\n To naught <\/strong> Maketh void, defeateth.<\/p>\n Psa 33:10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.<\/p>\n Ver. 10. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought<\/strong> ] i.e.<\/em> He counterworketh the devil and his imps, who would overturn and destroy the fair order of nature, mingle heaven and earth together, as it were, and soon mar all. God frustrateth the counsels and attempts of such tumultuating firebrands and trouble states; and maugre their malice preserveth politics, laws, judgments, and natural equity; without which mankind could not long subsist. “Who, then, would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain,” Jer 10:7 Rev 15:4<\/span> .<\/p>\n heathen = nations, or peoples. <\/p>\n Psa 33:10-11<\/p>\n Psa 33:10-11<\/p>\n “Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to naught;<\/p>\n He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.<\/p>\n The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast forever,<\/p>\n The thoughts of his heart to all generations.”<\/p>\n See under previous verse in this Psalm for discussion of these verses.<\/p>\n E.M. Zerr:<\/p>\n Psa 33:10. A heathen nation may plan to oppose the interests of God but they will be overthrown. The Egyptian nation intended to destroy the Israelites but met defeat itself in the death of all its men in the march, including their king. <\/p>\n Psa 33:11. God can see the end from the beginning. Because of that he can give counsel or advice that will prove to be correct in the coming ages. <\/p>\n The Lord: Psa 2:1-4, Psa 9:15, Exo 1:10-12, 2Sa 15:31, 2Sa 15:34, 2Sa 17:14, 2Sa 17:23, Job 5:12, Job 5:13, Pro 21:30, Isa 7:5-7, Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10, Isa 19:3, Isa 19:11-14, Isa 44:23 <\/p>\n bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate, Isa 44:25 <\/p>\n he maketh: Psa 21:11, Psa 140:8 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 11:7 – confound Num 22:20 – but yet Num 22:38 – have I 1Ki 14:6 – thou wife 2Ch 11:1 – an hundred 2Ch 22:11 – she slew him not Neh 4:15 – God Job 18:7 – his own Pro 19:21 – many Isa 14:24 – Surely Isa 25:1 – thy counsels Jer 19:7 – I will make Jer 48:30 – his lies shall not so effect it Jer 50:45 – hear Dan 11:36 – for Amo 5:5 – come Oba 1:8 – even Nah 1:9 – do Mat 2:8 – go Luk 1:51 – he hath scattered Joh 7:53 – General Act 5:23 – The prison Act 5:38 – for 1Co 2:6 – come Gal 2:21 – do not Gal 3:17 – none<\/p>\n Psa 33:10-11. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen, or, of the nations to naught Though nations combine themselves and their counsels together, yet he defeats them when he pleases. Thus he passes from the work of creation to the works of providence, and from the instances of his power, in senseless and irrational creatures, to his power in overruling the thoughts, and wills, and actions of men, whether single or united. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever All his purposes and designs, and especially those which concern his chosen people, of whom he speaks in the next verse, are always successful and irresistible.<\/p>\n 33:10 The LORD bringeth the {g} counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.<\/p>\n (g) No counsel can prevail against God, but he deserves it, and it will have evil success.<\/p>\n The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 10. bringeth maketh ] Or, hath brought hath made, with particular reference to some recent event. But it agrees better with the argument of Psa 33:4-11 to regard the words as expressing a general truth, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 33:10”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"