
Text -- Psalms 69:34-36 (NET)




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His church and people.

His servants, as is explained in the following verse.

In the literal Canaan for a long time, in the heavenly Canaan for ever.
JFB -> Psa 69:34-36
JFB: Psa 69:34-36 - -- The call on the universe for praise is well sustained by the prediction of the perpetual and extended blessings which shall come upon the covenant-peo...
The call on the universe for praise is well sustained by the prediction of the perpetual and extended blessings which shall come upon the covenant-people of God. Though, as usual, the imagery is taken from terms used of Palestine, the whole tenor of the context indicates that the spiritual privileges and blessings of the Church are meant.
Clarke: Psa 69:34 - -- Let the heaven and earth praise him - The psalmist has the fullest confidence that God will turn their captivity, and therefore calls upon all creat...
Let the heaven and earth praise him - The psalmist has the fullest confidence that God will turn their captivity, and therefore calls upon all creatures to magnify him for his mercy.

Clarke: Psa 69:35 - -- God will save Zion - This fixes the Psalm to the time of the captivity. There was no Zion belonging to the Jews in the time of Saul, when those supp...
God will save Zion - This fixes the Psalm to the time of the captivity. There was no Zion belonging to the Jews in the time of Saul, when those suppose the Psalm to be written who make David the author; for David after he came to the throne, won the stronghold of Zion from the Jebusites. 2Sa 5:7; 1Ch 11:5

Clarke: Psa 69:35 - -- Will build the cities of Judah - This refers to the return from the captivity, when all the destroyed cities should be rebuilt, and the Jews reposse...
Will build the cities of Judah - This refers to the return from the captivity, when all the destroyed cities should be rebuilt, and the Jews repossess their forfeited heritages. Some apply this to the redemption of the human race; and suppose that Zion is the type of the Christian Church into which the Gentiles were to be called. What evangelists and apostles apply to our Lord, we safely may. What others see so clearly in this Psalm relative to Gospel matters, I cannot discern
Calvin: Psa 69:34 - -- 34.Let the heavens and the earth praise him From this we may conclude with the greater certainty, that, as I have touched upon above, David in the wh...
34.Let the heavens and the earth praise him From this we may conclude with the greater certainty, that, as I have touched upon above, David in the whole of this psalm spake in the name of the whole Church; for he now transfers to the Church what he had spoken in particular concerning himself. In calling upon the elements, which are destitute of thought or understanding, to praise God, he speaks hyperbolically, and by this manner of expression, he would teach us that we are not animated with sufficient earnestness of heart in celebrating the praises of God, the infinitude of which overpasses the whole world, unless we rise above our own understandings. But what above all kindled this ardor in the heart of David was his concern for the preservation of the Church. Moreover, there is no doubt that by the Spirit of prophecy he comprehended the whole of that period during which God would have the kingdom and priesthood continued among the ancient people of Israel. Yet he begins at the restoration of a new state of things, which by his means was suddenly brought about upon the death of Saul, when a melancholy devastation threatened at once the utter destruction of the worship of God, and the desolation of the whole country. He says, in the first place, that Zion shall be saved, because God would defend the place where he had chosen to be called upon, and would not suffer the worship which he himself had appointed to be abolished. In the next place, from the ark of the covenant and the sanctuary, he represents the divine blessing as extending to the whole land; for religion was the foundation upon which the happiness of the people rested. He farther teaches, that this change to the better would not be of short continuance; but that the people would be always preserved safe through the constant and enduring protection of God: And they shall dwell there, and possess it by inheritance. He therefore intimates, that the promise which God had so often made in the law, That they should inherit that land forever, was truly confirmed by the commencement of his reign. He contrasts tranquil and settled abode with a mere temporary residence; as if he had said, Now that the sacred throne is erected, the time is come in which the children of Abraham will enjoy the rest which has been promised to them, without fear of being removed from it.

Calvin: Psa 69:36 - -- 36.And the seed of his servants shall inherit it In this verse he declares that the blessing now mentioned would extend through a continued successio...
36.And the seed of his servants shall inherit it In this verse he declares that the blessing now mentioned would extend through a continued succession of ages — that, the fathers would transmit to their children the possession which they had received, as from hand to hand, and the children to their children; and the enduring possession of all good things depends upon Christ, of whom David was a type. Yet the Psalmist at the same time briefly intimates, that such only as are the legitimate children of Abraham shall inherit the land: They who love his name shall dwell in it. It was needful to take away all grounds for self-gloriation from hypocrites, who, looking to and depending solely upon the circumstances connected with the origin of their race, foolishly boasted that the land belonged to them by right of inheritance, notwithstanding of their having apostatised from the faith of their ancestors. Although that land was given to the chosen people to be possessed until the advent of Christ, we should remember that it was a type of the heavenly inheritance, and that, therefore, what is here written concerning the protection of the Church, has received a more true and substantial fulfillment in our own day. There is no reason to fear that the building of the spiritual temple, in which the celestial power of God has been manifested, will ever fall into ruins.
TSK: Psa 69:34 - -- Let : Psa 96:11, Psa 98:7, Psa 98:8, Psa 148:1-14, Psa 150:6; Isa 44:22, Isa 44:23, Isa 49:13, Isa 55:12; Rev 7:11-13
moveth : Heb. creepeth, Gen 1:20...

TSK: Psa 69:35 - -- God : Psa 51:18, Psa 102:13, Psa 102:16, Psa 147:12, Psa 147:13; Isa 14:32, Isa 44:26, Isa 46:13; Rev 14:1
build : Psa 48:11-13; Eze 36:35, Eze 36:36;...
God : Psa 51:18, Psa 102:13, Psa 102:16, Psa 147:12, Psa 147:13; Isa 14:32, Isa 44:26, Isa 46:13; Rev 14:1
build : Psa 48:11-13; Eze 36:35, Eze 36:36; Jer 33:10, Jer 33:11

TSK: Psa 69:36 - -- The seed : Psa 90:16, Psa 90:17, Psa 102:28; Isa 44:3, Isa 44:4, Isa 61:9; Act 2:39
they : Psa 91:14; Joh 14:23; Rom 8:28; Jam 1:12, Jam 2:5; Rev 21:2...

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Barnes: Psa 69:34 - -- Let the heaven and earth praise him - All things; all above and all below. The seas - The waters - the oceans. This is in accordance with...
Let the heaven and earth praise him - All things; all above and all below.
The seas - The waters - the oceans. This is in accordance with what often occurs in the Scriptures, when all things, animate and inanimate, are called on to praise God. Compare Psa 148:1-14.
And everything that moveth therein - Margin, as in Hebrew, "creepeth."Compare the notes at Psa 8:8. See also the notes at Isa 55:12.

Barnes: Psa 69:35 - -- For God will save Zion - See the notes at Psa 51:18. That is, he will save his people; he will protect and defend them. This expresses the conf...
For God will save Zion - See the notes at Psa 51:18. That is, he will save his people; he will protect and defend them. This expresses the confident assurance of the psalmist that, whatever might be the existing troubles, God would not forsake his people, but would interpose in their behalf.
And will build the cities of Judah - Though they may now lie waste, or be desolate. See the notes at Psa 51:18. The general idea here is, that God would be favorable to his land; that he would give success and prosperity to his people; that he would manifest his mercy to them. There is no necessity from the language used here to suppose, as DeWette and Rosenmuller do, that there is an allusion to the time of the exile, and to the restoration of the Jews from Babylon, and that consequently either the whole psalm must have been composed at that time - or (as Rosenmuller supposes) that the last verses of the psalm were added by a later hand, and that thus the whole psalm was adapted to the time of the exile. From Psa 69:9 it would seem that, when the psalm was composed, the place of public worship was still standing, and the language here, as in Psa 51:18, is so general that it might have been employed at any time.
That they may dwell there ... - That his people may dwell there according to the ancient promise. The idea is, that he would be the protector of his people, and that all his promises to them would be fulfilled.

Barnes: Psa 69:36 - -- The seed also of his servants - The children or the descendants of his people. Shall inherit it - Shall continue to dwell in it. And...
The seed also of his servants - The children or the descendants of his people.
Shall inherit it - Shall continue to dwell in it.
And they that love his name - They that love him; they that are his true friends.
Shall dwell therein - They shall be safe there; they shall find there a home. This indicates the confident belief of the author of the psalm that the favor of God would be shown to the land. Whatever might be the present troubles, his faith was unwavering - his confidence unshaken - in regard to the faithfulness of God. Palestine - the promised land - would still be the inheritance of those who loved God, and the interests of those who dwelt there would be secure. As applied to the church of God now, the idea is, that it is safe; that it will always be under the divine protection; and that it will be the loved and the secure abode of all that "love the name"of their God and Saviour.
Poole: Psa 69:34 - -- The heaven and earth either,
1. Angels and men. Or rather,
2. The heaven and earth themselves, as in the next branch,
the seas, and every thing th...
The heaven and earth either,
1. Angels and men. Or rather,
2. The heaven and earth themselves, as in the next branch,
the seas, and every thing that moveth therein: all which by a usual figure he invites to praise God, as he doth elsewhere, because they all give men occasion to praise God.

Poole: Psa 69:35 - -- Zion the city of Zion or Jerusalem; and his church and people, which are frequently expressed under that title.
They the humble and poor , Psa 69:...
Zion the city of Zion or Jerusalem; and his church and people, which are frequently expressed under that title.
They the humble and poor , Psa 69:32,33 , or his servants , as is explained in the following verse.
Dwell there in the literal Canaan for a long time, and in the heavenly Canaan for ever.

Poole: Psa 69:36 - -- Their posterity shall flourish after them, and partake of the same happiness with them.
Their posterity shall flourish after them, and partake of the same happiness with them.
Gill: Psa 69:34 - -- Let the heaven and earth praise him,.... As those, by a prosopopoeia, are often called upon to do, to express the greatness of the favour enjoyed, and...
Let the heaven and earth praise him,.... As those, by a prosopopoeia, are often called upon to do, to express the greatness of the favour enjoyed, and to excite those that are possessed of it to greater joy and thankfulness; see Psa 96:11; or the inhabitants of the heavens and earth may be meant, as the angels of heaven; and so the Targum interprets it; who, as they praised the Lord at the incarnation of Christ, Luk 2:14; so doubtless they did at his ascension, when he was seen and accompanied by them, 1Ti 3:16, Psa 68:17; and also the spirits of just men made perfect in heaven, who were there when Christ was received into it; and the inhabitants of the earth, as the Targum also paraphrases it; of the continent, particularly the Roman empire, when the Gospel was sent thither, which brought the good news of an incarnate, suffering, risen, ascended, and exalted Saviour;
the seas, and everything that moveth therein; the inhabitants of the isles in the seas, such as ours of Great Britain and Ireland, who waited for the doctrine of the Messiah, and to whom he calls to listen to what he says; and which is a sufficient reason for praise and thanksgiving in them; even in as many as have spiritual life and motion, who are quickened, influenced, and moved by the Spirit of God; see Isa 42:4.

Gill: Psa 69:35 - -- For God will save Zion,.... The church of Christ, as it is often called; See Gill on Psa 2:6; this is to be understood not so much of the salvation of...
For God will save Zion,.... The church of Christ, as it is often called; See Gill on Psa 2:6; this is to be understood not so much of the salvation of the people of God, by Christ, from sin and Satan, and the world, law, hell, and death, as of the preservation and continuance of the Gospel church state, notwithstanding all the opposition and persecution of the Jews and Gentiles; and especially of the deliverance of the Lord's people, in the latter day, from the cruelty, captivity, and bondage of antichrist, by the destruction of him; which will occasion joy and praise, Rev 18:4;
and will build the cities of Judah: erect Gospel churches in the Roman empire, and in the several parts of the world; as were in the first times of the Gospel, and will be in the latter day, when the cities of God shall be yet spread abroad through prosperity, Zec 1:17; of which the saints are citizens, and enjoy in them many privileges and immunities: these may be said to be "built", when they are built upon Christ, and on their most holy faith; when the members of them are edified and multiplied; when purity of faith, discipline, and worship, prevails among them; and though this is usually by the ministers of the Gospel, as instruments, yet the Lord is the chief builder; for, unless he builds, in vain do the builders build, Psa 127:1;
that they may dwell there, and have it in possession; the men of Judah, such as confess the name of Christ, as the word "Judah" signifies; who profess to believe in him with their hearts; these have a name and a place, and an inheritance in the churches, and an abiding one; they shall never go out, but dwell in the house of God for ever; Gospel churches being erected and built up for their sakes, and for such ends and purposes.

Gill: Psa 69:36 - -- The seed also of his servants shall inherit it,.... Not their natural, but spiritual seed, or a succession of converts in the churches; see Psa 45:16;...
The seed also of his servants shall inherit it,.... Not their natural, but spiritual seed, or a succession of converts in the churches; see Psa 45:16; who are born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God; not of corruptible, but incorruptible seed, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever, Joh 1:13; these are the proper and rightful inheritors of the Gospel church state, and all its privileges, in all successive generations, quite down to the New Jerusalem church state, wherein will dwell only righteous persons, and whose names are in the Lamb's book of life. Aben Ezra's note upon it is,
"they shall inherit it, they and their children, in the days of David, or in the days of the Messiah;''
and they that love his name shall dwell therein; that love the person, Gospel, truths and ordinances of Christ; see Son 1:3; these shall have an abiding place in Zion, the church of God; in the cities of Judah, particular congregational churches; and in the city of the New Jerusalem, where will be the tabernacle of God among men, and he shall dwell among them, and they with him.

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NET Notes: Psa 69:35 Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to “Zion” (see Pss 48:12; 102:14); thus the referent h...

NET Notes: Psa 69:36 Verses 35-36 appear to be an addition to the psalm from the time of the exile. The earlier lament reflects an individual’s situation, while thes...
Geneva Bible -> Psa 69:36
Geneva Bible: Psa 69:36 The ( a ) seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
( a ) Under the temporal promise of the land o...

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 69:1-36
TSK Synopsis: Psa 69:1-36 - --1 David complains of his affliction.13 He prays for deliverance.22 He devotes his enemies to destruction.30 He praises God with thanksgiving.
MHCC -> Psa 69:30-36
MHCC: Psa 69:30-36 - --The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and t...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 69:30-36
Matthew Henry: Psa 69:30-36 - -- The psalmist here, both as a type of Christ and as an example to Christians, concludes a psalm with holy joy and praise which he began with complain...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 69:22-36
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 69:22-36 - --
The description of the suffering has reached its climax in Psa 69:22, at which the wrath of the persecuted one flames up and bursts forth in impreca...
Constable: Psa 42:1--72:20 - --II. Book 2: chs. 42--72
In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writ...

Constable: Psa 69:1-36 - --Psalm 69
In this psalm David sought God to deliver him from destruction. He was experiencing criticism a...
