Bible Commentaries

Psalms 103:11-22 — Ver. 11. Far as high as heaven is above the earth, his mercy is mighty over those who fear him. Ver. 12. As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Ver. 13. As a father pitieth his children, so the Lord

Psalms 104:2-5 — Ver. 2. He covers himself in light like to a garment, he spreads out the heaven like a curtain. Ver. 3. Who makes his upper chambers with water, makes of the clouds his chariot, who rides upon the wings of the wind. Ver. 4. He makes winds his

Psalms 107:33-42 — Ver. 33. He changes rivers into a wilderness, and fountains of water into dry ground. Ver. 34. A fruitful land into salt, on account of the wickedness of its inhabitants. Ver. 35. He changes the wilderness into a water-pond, and dry land into

Psalms 139:13-18 — Ver. 13. For thou host my reins in thy power thou wert over me in my mother’s womb. Ver. 14. I praise thee on this account, that I am greatly distinguished; wonderful are thy works; and that my soul well knows. Ver. 15. My strength was not hid

Psalms 141:5-7 — Ver. 5-7 contains the grounds on which the purposes and vows of the Psalmist, concealed under the prayers of the first strophe, rests. Ver. 5. The righteous smites me in kindness and chastises me, oil for the head my head refuses not. If still,

Psalms 19:13 — Ver. 13. Also from presumptuous ones keep Thy servant, let them not have dominion over me; so shall I be blameless, and remain innocent of great iniquity. From sins of infirmity the Psalmist passes on to sins of deliberation. As for the first he

Psalms 3:2 — Ver. 2. Many say to my soul, There is no help for hint in God. The greater part of expositors consider לנפשי as a mere periphrasis for the pronoun. The words “my soul,” indeed, occur in that sense among the Arabians, with whom many words have been

Psalms 45:6 — Ver. 6. Thy throne, O God, remains for ever and ever, a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. The perpetual continuance of the dominion in the first member, and its internal character in the second, stand in the closest connection with

Psalms 59:6-10 — In the second strophe of the first main division, the prayer is followed by the hope. Ver. 6. They shall return back at even, howl like a dog, and run through the city. Ver. 7. Behold they belch with their mouth, swords are on their lips; for

Psalms 62:1-4 — The first strophe is Psalms 62:1-4. The Psalmist finds rest only in God, because it is only from him that there can be salvation, in the face of powerful and determined wickedness. Ver. 1, Only to God is my soul silent, from him comes my salvation.

Psalms 73:2-11 — Ver. 2. And my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had well nigh slipped. Ver. 3. For I envied the haughty, the peace of the wicked I beheld. Ver. 4. For they are not fettered to death, and their strength is firm. Ver. 5. They are not in the

Psalms 75:4-8 — Ver. 4. I say to the proud, “be not proud,”and to the wicked, “lift not up the horn.” Ver. 5. Lift not up your horn on high, speak not rashly with proud neck. Ver. 6. For not from the rising of the sun, and not from the going down of the sun, and

Psalms 78:32-40 — But the Israelites, in the days of old, fully manifested themselves to be a rebellious and a refractory generation, in that they were not, even by those severe visitations, brought to a right state of mind, but continued still to persevere in sinning

Psalms 89:15-18 — Ver. 15-18. Happy the people who have such a God, a God of omnipotence, faithfulness, and righteousness! Salvation can never fail to be imparted to such a people. For this holy and awful God is, as he has solemnly said and sworn, the protection of

Psalms 90:1-5 — The first part, that of meditation, Psalms 90:1-5: the transitory nature of human life points us to God as our only refuge. Ver. 1. O Lord, thou art a dwelling-place to us for ever and ever. Ver. 2. For before the mountains were brought forth

Psalms 95:1-5 — Ver. 1. Come, let us rejoice to the Lord, let us shout with joy to the rock of our salvation. Ver. 2. Let us anticipate his presence with songs of praise, let us shout to him with songs. Ver. 3. For a great God is the Lord, and a great King over

Psalms 99:2-5 — Ver. 2. The Lord is in Sion great, and he is exalted above all nations. Ver. 3. They shall praise thy name great and terrible: holy is he. Ver. 4. And the strength of the king who loveth right: thou hast founded rectitude, right, and righteousness

Ecclesiastes 3:2 — Ecclesiastes 3:2. There is a time to bear and a time to die. The mistake with respect to the national reference of this passage led to the adoption of the moaning—“to be born,” Vulgate, nascendi The infinitive of ילד occurs no fewer than twenty-four

John 12:28 — Ver. 28. “Father, glorify Thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” God glorified His name by the works which Christ accomplished by His power, the resurrection of Lazarus being the

John 21:15 — Ver. 15. “So, when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him. Feed My lambs.” John speaks of Simon Peter: Jesus