“ Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. ”
Their sword shall enter into their own heart - Their purposes will recoil on themselves; or they will themselves suffer what they had devised for others. See the same sentiment expressed in Psal...
XXXVII. An acrostic poem. Its object is to teach patience and hope. The pious Jews, the Hasidim of Psalms 4:3 * who observe the Law strictly, are at present poor and oppressed. They are to wait f...
In the 15 verse, David is not speaking of the laughter of God, but is denouncing vengeance against the ungodly, just as we have already seen in the second psalm, at the fourth verse, that altho...
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Their sword shall enter into their own heart - All their execrations and maledictions shall fall upon themselves, and the...
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. The wicked ... sword ... Their sword ... heart -...
This is an acrostic Ps., in which the alphabetic arrangement is carried without a break through 22 stanzas of varying length, to which the vv. of the English Bible do not correspond. The contents are...
Their sword. — The lex talionis. (Comp. Psalms 7:15-16 .)
Psalms 37:1-40 THERE is a natural connection between acrostic structure and didactic tone, as is shown in several instances, and especially in this psalm. The structure is on the whole regular, ea...
a Sure Cure for Fretting Psalms 37:1-17 This is an acrostic psalm, grappling with the problem of the inequality of human life and the apparent failure of God to reward His servants and punish H...
This psalm has as its keynote "Fret not." The underlying problem is the prosperity of evil men. It is an astonishment and a perplexity still, troubling many a tried and trusting heart. The psalmist f...
What an awful day of God will this be. Reader! if you look into the world, and behold the proud man's scorn, and the poor man's oppressed circumstances, recollect what is here said: The day is coming...
Their sword shall enter into their own heart ,.... As Saul's did into his, 1 Samuel 31:4 ; and their bows shall be broken ; the meaning is, that their efforts shall be fruitless, and their attemp...
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Ver. 15. Their sword shall enter into their own heart ] As did Saul's, and his armourbearer's, 1Sa 31:4-5 see Psalms...
The wicked have drawn out the sword , &c. They are furnished with all sorts of arms, and are ready to give the deadly blow. To slay such as be of upright conversation Those against whom they h...
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the L ORD , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospe...
God will not only defend the upright from their mischievous designs, but will make them to fall upon their own heads.
2). The Triumphs Of The Unrighteous Are Temporary, And For Them Retribution Will Come, While The Righteous Have An Eternal Inheritance To Be Enjoyed Both Now And In The Future (Zayin to Lamed - Psa...
INTRODUCTION This psalm was probably written by David in his old age, and contains his experience in reference to the providential dealings of God with men. It acknowledges the transient prosperity...
Let us read tonight part of the thirty-seventh Psalm. David here first of all dissuades himself and us from falling into a very common evil, that of envying the wicked because of their prosperity, an...
Psalms 37:1 . Fret not thyself, be not angry or irritated, because of evil doers. Let the consummate courtier gain elevation, let the merchant aggrandize his family, and the rich men buy the lan...
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The plottings of the wicked against the good That the wicked plot against the just is matter of history, and of every...
EXPOSITION THIS is another of the alphabetical psalms (see above, Psalms 9:1-19 ; Psalms 25:1-19 ; and 34.), and, though more free from irregularities than the previous ones, is not altogeth...
The Apparent Good Fortune of the Godless Compared with the Believers' True Happiness. A psalm of David, rightly considered one of the most beautiful written by him, called by Luther the garment of...
1 Samuel 31:4 ; 2 Samuel 17:23 ; Esther 7:10 ; Esther 7:9 ; Hosea 1:5 ; Hosea 2:18 ; Isaiah 37:38 ; Jeremiah 51:56 ; Micah 5:6 ; Matthew 27:4 ; Matthew 27:5 ; Psalms 35:8 ; Psalms 46:9 ;...