Psalms 72:5
fear <03372> [They shall.]
<05973> [as long.]
Psalms 72:7
days <03117> [In his days.]
flourish <07230> [abundance.]
moon <03394> [so long as the moon endureth. Heb. till there be no moon.]
Psalms 72:1
Solomon <08010> [A.M. 2989. B.C. 1015. (Title.) A Psalm.]
This Psalm seems to have been composed by David in his last days, when he had set his beloved son on the throne. "Then," says Calmet, "transported with joy and gratitude, he addressed this Psalm to God, in which he prays Him to pour out His blessings on the young king, and upon the people. He then, wrapped up in a divine enthusiasm, ascends to a higher subject; and sings the glory of the Messiah, and the magnificence of his reign."
Solomon <08010> [for. or, of.]
make .... Grant <05414> [Give.]
king .......... king's <04428> [the king's.]
Psalms 29:1-11
Acknowledge ....... acknowledge <03051> [Give.]
heavenly beings <01121> [mighty. Heb. sons of the mighty.]
Acknowledge <03051> [Give.]
majesty <03519> [glory, etc. Heb. honour of his name.]
Worship <07812> [worship.]
holy attire <06944 01927> [the beauty of holiness. or, his glorious sanctuary.]
shout <06963> [The voice.]
God <0410> [God.]
thunders <07481> [thundereth.]
water ........... surging water <04325 07227> [many waters. or, great waters.]
powerful <03581> [powerful. Heb. in power.]
majestic <01926> [full of. Heb. in.]
skip <07540> [skip.]
Lebanon <03844> [Lebanon.]
Sirion <08303> [Sirion.]
ox <07214> [unicorn.]
strikes <02672> [divideth. Heb. cutteth out. flames.]
shakes ...... shakes <02342> [shaketh.]
Kadesh <06946> [Kadesh.]
<0355> [maketh.]
Or as Bp. Lowth and others, "maketh the oaks to tremble and maketh bare the forests;" understanding {ayyaloth,} as denoting here, not hinds, but oaks, as it signifies in Syriac.
bends <02342> [calve. or, be in pain. discovereth.]
temple <01964> [in his temple.]
says <0559> [doth, etc. or, every whit of it uttereth.]
sits enthroned <03427> [sitteth.]
king <04428> [King.]
gives <05414> [give.]
grants <01288> [bless.]
Psalms 36:1--37:40
David <01732> [A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) A psalm.]
This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity.
servant <05650> [servant.]
rebellious <06588> [The transgression.]
Or, rather, "The speech of transgression to the wicked is within his heart: there is no fear of God before his eyes;" for instead of {libbi,} "my heart," four MSS., have {libbo,} "his heart," which is also the reading of the LXX., Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon.
fear <06343> [no.]
too <02505> [For he.]
sin <05771> [until, etc. Heb. to find his iniquity to hate.]
words <01697> [The words.]
care <02308> [he hath.]
plans <02803> [deviseth.]
sin ............ sinful <0205> [mischief. or, vanity. setteth.]
reject <03988> [abhorreth.]
loyal love <02617> [mercy.]
faithfulness <0530> [faithfulness.]
justice <06666> [righteousness.]
highest mountains <02042 0410> [great mountains. Heb. mountains of God.]
fairness <04941> [judgments.]
preserve <03467> [thou.]
precious <03368> [How.]
precious <03368> [excellent. Heb. precious.]
finds shelter <02620> [put their.]
with <07301> [abundantly.]
with <07301> [satisfied. Heb. watered.]
{Yirweyun,} "they shall be saturated," as a thirsty field by showers from heaven.
drink <08248> [and thou.]
delicacies <05730> [thy pleasures.]
Or, {adanacha,} "thy pleasure," as four MSS., read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through, and watered it.
gives and sustains <04726> [For.]
<0216> [in thy.]
Extend <04900> [continue. Heb. draw out at length.]
followers <03045> [that.]
vindicate <06666> [and thy.]
<07272> [foot.]
make <03027> [hand.]
evildoers <06466> [There.]
unable <03201> [shall.]
[(Title.)]
This is the third alphabetical Psalm. It seems to have been intended as an instructive and consoling ode for the captives in Babylon, who might feel themselves severely tempted when they saw those idolaters in prosperity, and themselves in adversity.
fret <02734> [Fret.]
envy <07065> [neither.]
Trust <0982> [Trust.]
Settle <07931> [so shalt.]
integrity <0530> [verily. Heb. in truth, or stableness. be fed.]
delight <06026> [Delight.]
answer <05414> [and.]
Commit <01556> [Commit. Heb. Roll thy way upon.]
act <06213> [and.]
vindicate <03318> [he shall.]
daylight <0216> [light.]
[Rest in. Heb. Be silent to.]
confidently <02342> [wait.]
fret <02734> [fret.]
man <0376> [the man.]
<07503> [Cease.]
fret <02734> [fret.]
Wicked <07489> [evil-doers.]
possess <03423> [inherit.]
land <0776> [the earth.]
Or, "the land," {airetz,} probably the land of Judea, given by God himself as an inheritance to their fathers, and their posterity forever: and this verse seems to contain a promise of their return thither.
soon <04592> [yet.]
Evil men ....... stare <07563> [wicked.]
stare <0995> [thou.]
oppressed <06035> [the meek.]
enjoy <06026> [delight.]
plot <02161> [plotteth. or, practiseth.]
viciously <02786> [gnasheth.]
laughs <07832> [laugh.]
day <03117> [his day.]
Evil <07563> [wicked.]
slaughter <02873> [slay.]
godly <03477> [such as, etc. Heb. the upright of way.]
swords <02719> [sword.]
bows <07198> [bows.]
power <02220> [arms.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
watches <03045> [knoweth.]
day <03117> [the days.]
inheritance <05159> [their.]
hard <07451> [in the evil.]
comes <03117> [days.]
evil <07563> [But the.]
<03733 03368> [as the fat of lambs. Heb. preciousness.]
That is, as the fat was wholly consumed in sacrifices, by the fire on the altar, so the wicked shall consume away in the fire of God's anger.
smoke <06227> [smoke.]
borrow <03867> [borroweth.]
godly <06662> [righteous.]
favored by <01288> [Blessed.]
rejected <07043> [cursed.]
wiped <03772> [cut off.]
grants <04703> [steps.]
success <03559> [ordered. or, established.]
finds commendable <02654> [delighteth.]
fall <05307> [Though.]
Lord <03068> [for.]
young <05288> [I have.]
seen <07200> [yet.]
children <02233> [nor his seed.]
day <03117> [ever. Heb. all the day. merciful.]
children <02233> [his seed.]
Turn <05493> [Depart.]
Do what is right ..... enjoy <02896 06213> [do good.]
promotes <0157> [loveth.]
abandons <05800> [forsaketh.]
children <02233> [but.]
law <08451> [law.]
feet <0838> [none.]
feet <0838> [steps. or, goings.]
ambush <06822> [watcheth.]
surrender <05800> [will not.]
condemned <07561> [condemn.]
Rely <06960> [Wait.]
{Kawah,} to wait, implies the extension of a right line from one point to another. The first point is the human heart; the line is its intense desire; and the last point is God, to whom the heart extends this straight line of earnest desire. He who, while he waits on God, keeps his way, is sure to have the further blessings of which he is in pursuit.
Obey <08104> [keep.]
permit <07311> [exalt.]
evil <07563> [when.]
seen <07200> [I have.]
green ...... native <0249 07488> [a green bay-tree. or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil.]
delivers <08668> [salvation.]
protects <04581> [strength.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
evil <07563> [from.]
protection <02620> [because.]