Bible Commentaries

Psalms 1:6 — Ver. 6. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish. According to various expositors, the two members of the verse do not correspond exactly, and something must be supplied in each. God knows the way of the

Psalms 106:24-33 — Ver. 24. And they despised the land of beauty, they believed not his word. Ver. 25. And murmured in their tents, and did not hearken to the voice of the Lord. Ver. 26. And he lifted up his hand on them and overthrew them in the wilderness. Ver.

Psalms 109:11-20 — Ver. 11. May the creditor catch all that he hath, and may strangers plunder his labour. Ver. 12. May he have no one who may show him mercy, and may no one have compassion upon his orphans. Ver. 13. May his posterity be rooted out, and in the following

Psalms 112:1-10 — Ver. 1. Hallelujah. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, has great pleasure in his commandments. Ver. 2. His seed shall be a hero on the earth, the generation of the righteous shall be blessed. Ver. 3. Fulness and riches are in his house, and

Psalms 12:6 — Ver. 6. The righteous places firm confidence in this promise of the Lord. For: the words of the Lord (“the words of the Lord” here refer to “thus saith the Lord,” in Psalms 12:5) are pure words; they are throughout true, have no mixture of false

Psalms 141:1-4 — Ver. 1. A Psalm of David. Lord, I cry to thee, make haste to me, give ear to my voice when I cry to thee. Ver. 2. Let my prayer prosper before thee as the incense, the heaving of my hands as the evening meat-offering. Ver. 3. Set, Lord, a guard

Psalms 149:6-9 — Ver. 6. The praises of God in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand. Ver. 7. That they may execute vengeance on the heathen, punishment among the people. Ver. 8. To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters, of iron.

Psalms 16:10 — Ver. 10. For Thou, my only good, my portion and my cup, Thou, who makest my lot glorious. That we must fill up thus, appears from the words, “Thy holy ones,” in the second member Thou wilt not leave my soul to hell, nor give up Thy holy, ones to

Psalms 26:1 — Ver. 1. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity; and I have trusted in the Lord, therefore may I not slide. The two members of this verse are parallel to each other. I walk in mine integrity, corresponds to, I trust in the Lord;

Psalms 44:9-16 — Ver. 9. And now thou dost cast us off, and puttest us to shame, and goest not forth with our armies. The אף is here, as in Job 14:3, Psalms 58:2, in meaning as much as, however, though it preserves its original and common signification also, (Ew.

Psalms 45:8 — Ver. 8. Myrrh, aloes, and cassia, are all thy garments, out of palaces of ivory, from which they rejoice thee. The garments of the king are simple myrrh, etc., they smell as sweetly of the precious spices, as if they were wholly made of these. It

Psalms 51:10-12 — In reference to Psalms 51:10-12, Luther excellently remarks: “Hitherto we have handled and set forth that admirable portion of this Psalm, in which we have heard the highest articles of the Christian faith, namely, what repentance, what sin, what

Psalms 52:8-9 — The thought: God’s favour endures for ever, has hitherto been but imperfectly brought out. It must be shown not merely in the destruction of the enemies of the Psalmist, but also in the salvation which is imparted to him; it must not simply bring

Psalms 69:22-28 — In Psalms 69:22-28 we have the wish for righteous judgment on the enemies, and the prayers for the same. Ver. 22. May their table before them become a snare, and their peace, their fall. Ver. 23. May their eyes become dark, that they do not see,

Psalms 72 overview — Psalms 72 THE Psalm, like many others, as for example the (Psalms 90) 90th, falls into two strophes, one of ten, and another of seven verses. The ten of the first strophe is divided into two fives. In the first half, Psalms 72:1-5, God grants righteousness

Psalms 77:1-3 — Ver. 1. I will call upon God and cry, I will call upon God, and, do thou attend to me. Ver. 2. In the time of my trouble, I seek the Lord, my hand during the night hangs open without ceasing, my soul will not be comforted. Ver. 3. I will think

Psalms 89:19-28 — Ver. 19. At that time thou did speak in the appearance ( to Nathan) to thy holy ones, and didst say: I have laid help upon a man of war, I have lifted a young man out of the people. Ver. 20. I have found David my servant, with my holy oil I anointed

Psalms 92:1-7 — Ver. 1. It is good to praise the Lord, and to sing to thy name, O thou Most High. Ver. 2. To make known in the morning thy mercy, and thy faithfulness in the nights. Ver. 3. Upon the ten strings and upon the harp, with musing upon the guitar.

Psalms 93:3-4 — Ver. 3. The floods lift up, O Lord, the floods lift up their voice, the floods lift up their roaring noise. Ver. 4. Than the voices of many waters, than the glorious waves of the sea, more glorious in the height is the Lord. There can be no doubt

Psalms 96:1-6 — Ver. 1. Sing to the Lord a new song, sing all the world. Ver. 2. Sing to the Lord; praise his name; make known from day to day his salvation. Ver. 3. Recount among the heathen his glory, among all the nations his wonders. Ver. 4. For great is