“ We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. ”
We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God - We have reflected on, or meditated on. The word used here literally means “to compare, to liken;” and this idea is perhaps always implied when it i...
XLVIII. A Psalm which Describes the Impression made on a Pilgrim by his Visit to Zion. Psalms 48:1 f. Praise of Zion. sides of the north is hard to comprehend. It has been explained as contras...
thought . been silent (Hebrew. damah), or stood still ( Psalms 46:10 ) and rested in thought. midst. Same word as in Psalms 46:5 .
9 O God! we have waited for thy mercy This verse teaches us that the faithful were preserved by the power of God; for, when all things were in a state of the greatest confusion, they continu...
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. We have thought of thy loving-kindness - We went to thy temple to worship thee; we meditated on thy goodness; we waited for a...
We have thought of thy loving-kindness— We were waiting for thy loving-kindness. Green.
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. The second part: separated from the first by the "Selah" ( Psalms 48:8 ). We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O...
This Ps. celebrates the safety and glory of Jerusalem, and the praise of her divine King. The deliverance He has wrought is vividly portrayed, and we can hardly fail to recognise that the overthrow o...
Thy temple. — This verse seems to indicate a liturgic origin for the psalm.
Psalms 48:1-14 THE situation seems the same as in Psalms 46:1-11 , with which this psalm has many points of contact. In both we have the same triumph, the same proud affection for the holy city a...
“The City of Our God” Psalms 48:1-14 This psalm also probably dates from 2 Chronicles 20:20 . Tekoa was only three hours' march from Jerusalem and commanded an extensive view, so that Psalms...
In Psa 46:1-11 the dominant note was of confidence, because of the government of God in the midst of His people. This is a song describing the experience resulting from such government. It is the ant...
Here the prophecy and the accomplishment of prophecy the church by faith enjoys and celebrates. The prophets had foretold what God would do for Zion. And, saith the church, blessed be Zion's king, he...
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God ,.... Jarchi interprets it, "we have waited for thy lovingkindness"; to see thy salvation; and some, as Ben Melech observes, explain it of hope and expec...
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. Ver. 9. We have thought upon thy lovingkindness ] Heb. We have silently mused or minded, as being amazed, or rather amazed...
As we have heard, so have we seen The predictions of the prophets have been verified by the events. Or, we have had late and fresh experience of such wonderful works of God, as before we only heard...
God's Care of His Church. 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the L ORD of hosts, in the city of our Go...
It hath been the matter of our serious and deep meditation, when we have been worshipping there in thy temple. For when the priests were offering incense or sacrifice, the religious people exercised...
Having Meditated On What Has Happened, God's People Now Declare Their Confidence in God ( Psalms 48:9-11 ). Psalms 48:9-11 ‘We have thought on your covenant love, O God, In the midst of your t...
INTRODUCTION Superscription . “ A Song and Psalm .” “It is not easy,” says Barnes, “to account for this double appellation, or to distinguish between the meaning of these words, though probably t...
Psalms 48 There is one event, and only one, in Jewish history which corresponds point for point to the details of this Psalm the crushing destruction of the Assyrian army under Sennacherib. We may...
Psalms 48:1-3 . Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the side...
Title. A psalm for the sons of Korah. Asaph being dead, and his sons not named, we infer that the psalm, as many think, was composed on the Assyrian invasion; for then God was truly great in Zion,...
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. A song of deliverance The psalm has manifestly some historical basis. What is it? The psalm gives these points--a formidable muster before Jerusale...
EXPOSITION HERE we have another psalm of thanksgiving for a deliverance, but not apparently for the same deliverance as gave occasion for either of the two preceding psalms. Israel had now bee...
Zion as a Type of the Christian Church. A song and psalm for the sons of Korah, written by one of their number to set forth the privileges and blessings of God's dominion in His Church.
2 Chronicles 20:5-13 ; Isaiah 26:8 ; Luke 22:19 ; Luke 22:20 ; Psalms 104:34 ; Psalms 105:5 ; Psalms 105:6 ; Psalms 26:3 ; Psalms 40:10 ; Psalms 63:2 ; Psalms 63:3 ; Psalms 77:10 ; Psalm...
Thought — It hath been the matter of our serious and deep meditation, when we have been worshipping in thy temple.