Bible Commentaries

1 Chronicles 16:8-36 — The Model Psalm Delivered by David to Asaph: "O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his doings among the peoples. Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works. Glory be in his holy name; Let the heart

Psalms 104:24-30 — THE FIFTH DAY OF CREATION "O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. There go the

Psalms 105:11-15 — "Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance; When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourning in it. And they went about from nation to nation. From one kingdom to another people. He suffered no

Psalms 107 overview — BOOK V (Psalms 107-150) This book has forty-four psalms, a number of which appear to be of late date. Dummelow noted that, "The contents, here and there, give appropriate hints as to the date in some instances."J. R. Dummelow's Commentary, 369. For

Psalms 119:17-24 — STROPHE 3GOD'S LAW IS COUNSELOR AGAINST PLOTTING PRINCESGimel "Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live; So will I observe thy word. Open mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law. I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy

Psalms 119:33-40 — STROPHE 5A PRAYER THAT GOD WILL TEACH HIM THE LAW AND THAT HE WILL TURN THE PSALMIST TO IT AWAY FROM COVETOUSNESS He "Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea,

Psalms 140:1-3 — STROPHE I "Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man: Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war. They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under

Psalms 2:1 — THE REIGN OF JEHOVAH'S ANOINTED "Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?" The picture that surfaces here is one of rebellion and hatred against God's anointed, who can be none other than the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. The

Psalms 23:5-6 — "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou has anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." See the

Psalms 31:1-8 — "In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress;

Psalms 35 overview — PRAYER FOR RESCUE FROM ENEMIES This is one of the so-called imprecatory psalms, of which there are a number of others. Leupold cited Psalms 36; Psalms 39; Psalms 71; Psalms 109; Psalms 7; Psalms 22; Psalms 31; Psalms 54; Psalms 55; Psalms 56; Psalms

Psalms 37:1-2 — FRET NOT THYSELF OVER EVIL-DOERS "Fret not thyself because of evil-doers. Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb." "Fret not thyself, etc." This entire

Psalms 50:22-23 — TO THE WICKED "Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:" TO MY PEOPLE "Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me. And to him that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation

Psalms 55:20-21 — A FINAL PARENTHESIS REGARDING THE TRAITOR "He hath put his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant. His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords." "He

Psalms 67:1-7 — "God be merciful unto us and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us; (Selah) That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee. O let the nations be glad

Psalms 72:1-4 — PRAYER THAT THE KING MAY BE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE "Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son. He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice. The mountains shall bring peace to the people,

Psalms 90 overview — BOOK IV INTRODUCTION FOR BOOK IV There are seventeen psalms in this book, classified by Dummelow as: Penitential Psalms: Psalms 90; Psalms 91; Psalms 94; and Psalms 101. Psalms of Thanksgiving: Psalms 92; Psalms 93; Psalms 95-100; and Psalms 103-106, National

Psalms 92:10-12 — THE JOY OF THE RIGHTEOUS "My horn hast thou exalted like the horn of the wild ox: I am anointed with fresh oil. Mine eyes also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me. The righteous

Jeremiah 17 overview — JUDAH'S DESTRUCTION INEVITABLE From Jeremiah 17:15 it is clear that this chapter was written prior to the Babylonian conquest. "Attempts have been made to date the chapter, but they are generally unsatisfactory, because of the lack of chronological

Romans 15:3 — For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me. This quotation from Psalms 69:9 is an appeal to the supreme example of love and unselfishness exhibited by the Saviour of the world.