“ Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. ”
Out of Zion - The place where God was worshipped, and where he dwelt. Compare the notes at Isaiah 2:3 . The perfection of beauty - See the notes at Psalms 48:2 . God hath shined - Has s...
Out of Zion, the (c) perfection of beauty, God hath shined. (c) Because God had chosen it to have his Name there called on and also his image shines there in the doctrine of the law.
L. God Looks to Conduct rather than to Sacrifice. For the attitude to sacrifice, cf. Psalms 40*. Psalms 50:1-6 . The expected Theophany. Psalms 50:1 . Read mg. with LXX. called the e...
Zion. See App-68. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty— "Here," says Dr. Delaney, "the Almighty kept his court; and from hence he sent out his ambassadors, the prophets, to publish his decrees to the whole world ar...
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty ( Psalms 47:2 ), God has shined - in contrast to Deuteronomy 33:2 , "The Lord came from Sinai...
The title ( A PsALM of Asaph ) is discussed in Intro, to Book 3, where the other Pss. of Asaph are found. The present Ps. is one of solemn warning to those who attempt to serve God by formal sacrific...
Perfection of beauty — i.e. , Zion, because the Temple, the residence of Jehovah, was there. (Comp. Psalms 48:2 ; Lamentations 2:15 ; 1M Malachi 2:12 .) Hath shined. — Comp. Psalms 80:1 ; D...
Psalms 50:1-23 This is the first of the Asaph psalms, and is separated from the other eleven ( Psalms 73:1-28 ; Psalms 74:1-23 ; Psalms 75:1-10 ; Psalms 76:1-12 ; Psalms 77:1-20 ; Psalms 78:1...
Sacrifices Which God Desires Psalms 50:1-15 This is one of the most majestic compositions of this book. For literary power it cannot be excelled. The psalmist hears God calling the whole world...
The singer addresses himself in the name of God to the whole earth, that it may hear and learn an important lesson. The call is made in the first verse. The final appeal is in verses Psalms 50:22-23...
Here is evidently the gospel church. The law was given on mount Sinai: the gospel on mount Zion; Hebrews 12:18-22 .
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Or "shall shine" p; the past for the future, as Kimchi observes; or "the perfection of the beauty of God hath shined out of Zion" q; that is,...
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Ver. 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty ] Heb. the whole perfection, or the universality of beauty, Perfectissimae pulchritudinis loc...
Out of Zion The place where he was supposed to reside, and where he would now sit in judgment; the perfection of beauty The most amiable place of the whole world, because of the presence, and wor...
The Majesty of Messiah. A psalm of Asaph. 1 The mighty God, even the L ORD , hath spoken, and called the earth fro...
The place where he was supposed to reside, and where he would now sit in judgment; or from whence he would come to a more public and conspicuous place, where all the world might see and hear the tran...
God Calls On The Whole Earth To Witness His Coming To Judge His People ( Psalms 50:1-6 ). This section can be divided up as follows: · Who it is Who is coming ( Psalms 50:1 ). · Where He is comi...
INTRODUCTION Superscription . “ A Psalm of Asaph .” Asaph was “a Levite, son of Berachiah, one of the leaders of David’s choir ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 ). Psalms 50, 73-83 are attributed to him, but pro...
A Psalm of Asaph. Whether this means that Asaph wrote it, or that it was committed to him to sing, we do not know. Certainly Asaph did write some Psalms. There are twelve ascribed to him in the book...
Asaph, to whom this psalm is inscribed, was a seer, as well as head of the singers. He was also the author of twelve psalms, extremely beautiful, and highly prophetic. He here declares that EL ELOHIM...
The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth, from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. The first of the Asaph psalms This , the first of the Asaph psalms, is...
EXPOSITION THE psalmist announces an appearance of God to his people "out of Zion," and a pronouncement of judgment upon them, which all heaven ( Psalms 50:4 ) and earth ( Psalms 50:1 ) are ca...
Of the True Service of God. A psalm of Asaph, one of the directors of the Temple-chorus at the time of David, distinguished for musical and poetical ability, 1 Chronicles 26. The hymn shows how th...
Deuteronomy 33:2 ; Habakkuk 2:20 ; Habakkuk 3:3 ; Habakkuk 3:4 ; Hebrews 12:22-26 ; Hosea 5:15 ; Isaiah 12:6 ; Isaiah 26:21 ; Psalms 48:2 ; Psalms 80:17 ; Psalms 87:2 ; Psalms 87:3 ; Psa...
Zion — The place where he was supposed to reside, and where he would now sit in judgment. The perfection — The most amiable place of the whole world, because, of the presence and worship, and bless...