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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
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Bible Commentaries
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Psalms 103:4 — 4. redeemeth—Cost is implied.
destruction—literally,
"pit of corruption" ( :-).
crowneth—or, "adorneth"
(Psalms 65:11).
tender mercies—compassions
(compare Psalms 25:6; Psalms 40:11).
Psalms 140:2 — 2-5. This character of the
wicked, and the devices planned against the pious, correspond to
Psalms 10:7; Psalms 31:13;
Psalms 58:4, &c.
Psalms 140:4 — 2-5. This character of the
wicked, and the devices planned against the pious, correspond to
Psalms 10:7; Psalms 31:13;
Psalms 58:4, &c.
Psalms 149:4 — 4. taketh pleasure—literally,
"accepts," alluding to acceptance of propitiatory offerings
(compare Psalms 147:11).
beautify, &c.—adorn
the humble with faith, hope, joy, and peace.
Psalms 51:1 — 1-4. A plea for mercy is a
confession of guilt.
blot out—as from a
register.
transgressions—literally,
"rebellions" (Psalms 19:13;
Psalms 32:1).
Psalms 58:4 — 4. stoppeth her—literally,
"his."
ear—that is, the wicked
man (the singular used collectively), who thus becomes like the deaf
adder which has no ear.
Psalms 66:3 — 3, 4. A specimen of the praise.
How terrible—(Compare
Psalms 65:8).
submit—(Compare
Margin), show a forced subjection (Psalms 65:8- :), produced by terror.
Psalms 77:4 — 4. holdest . . . waking—or,
"fast," that I cannot sleep. Thus he is led to express his
anxious feelings in several earnest questions indicative of impatient
sorrow.
Proverbs 1:15 — 15, 16. The society of the
wicked (way or path) is dangerous. Avoid the beginnings of sin
(Proverbs 4:14; Psalms 1:1;
Psalms 119:101).
Proverbs 10:25 — 25. (Compare Psalms 1:4;
Psalms 37:9; Psalms 37:10;
Psalms 37:36).
righteous . . .
foundation—well laid and firm (Matthew 7:24;
Matthew 7:25).
Proverbs 2:8 — 8. keepeth . . . way—God
defends the right way, and those in it.
saints—objects of favor
(compare Psalms 4:3, &c.). He
guides and guards them.
Proverbs 29:10 — 10. bloodthirsty—(Compare
Margin), murderers (Psalms 5:6;
Psalms 26:9).
hate, c.— (Proverbs 1:11
Genesis 3:4).
seek . . . soul—that
is, to preserve it.
Isaiah 13:13 — 13. Image for mighty revolutions
(Isaiah 24:19; Isaiah 34:4;
Habakkuk 3:6; Habakkuk 3:10;
Haggai 2:6; Haggai 2:7;
Revelation 20:11).
Isaiah 33:11 — 11. Ye—the enemy.
conceive chaff—
(Isaiah 26:18; Isaiah 59:4).
your breath—rather,
your own spirit of anger and ambition [MAURER],
(Isaiah 30:28).
Isaiah 60:20 — 20. There shall be no national
and spiritual obscuration again as formerly (Joel 2:10;
Amos 8:9).
mourning . . . ended—
(Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 21:4).
Jeremiah 49:18 — 18. (Jeremiah 50:40;
Deuteronomy 29:23; Amos 4:11).
no man shall abide there—that
is, of the Idumeans. The Romans had a garrison there.
Ezekiel 21:4 — 4. The "sword" did
not, literally, slay all; but the judgments of God by
the foe swept through the land "from the south to the north."
Ezekiel 3:19 — 19. wickedness . . . wicked
way—internal wickedness of heart, and external
of the life, respectively.
delivered thy soul—
(Isaiah 49:4; Isaiah 49:5;
Acts 20:26).
Ezekiel 32:3 — 3. with a company of many
people—namely, the Chaldeans (Ezekiel 29:3;
Ezekiel 29:4; Hosea 7:12).
my net—for they are My
instrument.
John 4:4 — 4. must needs go through Samaria—for
a geographical reason, no doubt, as it lay straight in his way, but
certainly not without a higher design.
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These files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.
This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed.
