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Bible Commentaries
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes Bullinger's Companion Notes
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Bibliographical Information
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Psalms 125". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bul/psalms-125.html. 1909-1922.
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Psalms 125". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/
Whole Bible (44)Old Testament (1)Individual Books (5)
Verse 1
Title. Same as Psalms 120:0 . See App-67 .
trust = confide. Hebrew. batah. App-69 .
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Shall be as mount Zion. Some codices, with one early printed edition and Syriac, read "are in Mount Zion". App-68 . for ever. Note the Figure of speech. Epistrophe ( App-6 ), the words being repeated at the end of the next line.
Verse 3
For = Surely.
rod, or cudgel.
the wicked = the wicked (or lawless) one. Hebrew. rasha, App-44 . Here the reference is to Sennacherib (Isaiah 30:31 ), but it looks forward to 2 Thessalonians 2:3 , 2 Thessalonians 2:4 .
rest upon = continue over,
lot = heritage (as allotted).
righteous. Plural: i.e. Hezekiah and the godly in Israel.
iniquity. Hebrew 'ava l. App-44 .
Verse 5
iniquity. Hebrew 'ava l. App-44 .