“ For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. ”
For he hath broken the gates of brass - The immediate “reason” here given for praising the Lord is that he had “broken the gates of brass,” continuing the thought from Psalms 107:10-14 . In the...
For he hath broken the (f) gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. (f) When there seems to man's judgment no recovery, but all things are brought to despair, then God chiefly shows his m...
BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f., Psalms 107:31 f. by a refrain: v...
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. For he hath broken - This is the reason given for thanks to God for his deliverance of the captives. It was not a simple del...
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Isaiah 45:2 puts this very language int...
Book 5 This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4, contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date. The contents of these Pss. are a surer guide to the...
(10-16) The prisoners.
Psalms 107:1-43 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering from among the heathen" prayed for in Psalms 106:...
“Wonderful Works to the Children of Men” Psalms 107:16 In this psalm those who have been redeemed by the gracious interpositions of God are summoned to praise Him for a love which endures throu...
WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes, and rises through major and minor, by the way of...
Here is another striking representation, whether considered with respect to God's providence or his grace, to show the miseries of our nature by the fall. How do souls groan in their prison-houses! W...
For he hath broken the gates of brass ,.... The prison doors made of brass, as sometimes of iron, for the security of the prisoners; see Acts 12:10 . And cut the bars of iron in sunder; with which...
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Ver. 16. For he hath broken the gates of brass ] If Samson could do so, how much more the Almighty, whom nothing can with...
The Divine Goodness towards Prisoners. 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in afflicti...
He restored them to liberty in spite of all impediments and oppositions.
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion is based chiefly on Psalms 107:2-3 . But the Psal...
Psalms 107:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. In the heading of this Psalm we are reminded that the psalmist here exhorts the redeemed, in praising...
This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the music. The character of the composition, though dive...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth for ever. Men and mercy I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Morally, we are all distressed travellers, captives,...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances ( Psalms 107:4-19 ), passing into a general account...
The second paragraph treats of captives.
Isaiah 45:1 ; Isaiah 45:2 ; Judges 16:3 ; Micah 2:13