“ Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. ”
Thou art more glorious and excellent - The word rendered glorious - נאור na'ôr - is from the verb which means “to shine,” to give light, and the word would properly refer to a luminous or “s...
Thou [art] more glorious [and] excellent than (c) the mountains of prey. (c) He compares the kingdom full of extortion and rapine to the mountains that are full of ravening beasts.
LXXVI. The Majesty of God in Zion: Homage of the Nations. Psalms 76:2 . Salem: a poetical name for Jerusalem ( Genesis 14:18 *). Psalms 76:3 . lightnings of the bow ( mg.), i.e. arrows....
mountains of prey. The great mountain (Zion) which had become. prey: i.e.. prey seized, as in next verse; the mighty men bad become. spoil, or been plundered.
It is farther added, (verse 4,) that God is more glorious and terrible than the mountains of prey By the mountains of prey, is meant kingdoms distinguished for their violence and extortio...
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. Than the mountains of prey - This is an address to Mount Zion. Thou art more illustrious and excellent than all the mountains of p...
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey— The meaning of this verse is, that Jehovah, who sendeth help to his people from Mount Sion, is superior to the gods of the mountains...
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. -The Lord is mightier than all the mighty conquerors of the earth; because he has caused the stout-hearted to sleep in death, a...
Like the previous Ps. this is a song of national deliverance, which may have been called forth, as the title in LXX suggests, by the overthrow of Sennacherib's army ( 2 Kings 19:35 ; 2 Chronicles 32...
Thou art... — Better, Splendid art thou, glorious one, from the mountains of prey. The construction is somewhat doubtful and favours Hupfeld’s emendation ( nora, i.e., to be feared, as in verses...
Psalms 76:1-12 IN contents and tone this psalm is connected with Psalms 46:1-11 ; Psalms 48:1-14 . No known event corresponds so closely with its allusions as the destruction of Sennacherib's ar...
“The Wrath of Man Shall Praise Thee” Psalms 76:1-12 In Psalms 76:2 , tabernacle may be rendered “covert,” and dwelling-place , “lair.” God is compared to the lion, that dreaded monarch of b...
The singer celebrates a great victory, recognizing it as the work of God. The song has three movements. In the first, God is seen as the defense of the people (verses Psa 76:1-3). In the second, His...
If this be an address to the church, it is a lovely and a just one: Zion is glorious and excellent in her Redeemer's view; Song of Solomon 1:15 . But the cause of all this loveliness is from himself...
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. Which is to be understood not of Zion, as some interpret it; though it is true that the mountain of Zion, or the church of Christ, h...
Thou [art] more glorious [and] excellent than the mountains of prey. Ver. 4. Thou art more glorious and excellent ] Or, more bright and magnificent. Glorious God was before, but now more glorious...
Thou O God, to whom he is thought to direct his speech here, as also Psalms 76:6 , art more glorious, &c., than the mountains of prey Than the greatest kings and empires of the earth, which...
Triumph in God. To the chief musician on Neginoth. A psalm or song of Asaph. 1 In Judah is God known: his name...
Thou, O God; to whom he directeth his speech here, as also Psalms 76:6-8 . Than the mountains of prey; either, 1. Than the greatest kings and emperors of the earth, which in prophetical writ...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician on Neginoth .” See Introduction to Psalms 54 . A Psalm—a Song of Asaph . (See notes on the authorship of Psalms 74 ) The superscription may...
This is a martial ode, sung, according to the LXX, after the defeat of the Assyrian army. The Latin bible follows the LXX. The words of the psalm concerning the sleeping of the enemy, and the fall of...
In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. Glorious aspects of the Divine character I. As the glorious resident in the midst of His people ( Psalms 76:1-2 ). God is everywhere; but is...
EXPOSITION THE present psalm consists of three stanzas—the first of three verses, terminated by the pause mark, "Selah;" the second of six verses, ended similarly, and the third (like the firs...
God the Protector of His Church. To the chief musician on Neginoth, to be sung in public worship to the accompaniment of stringed instruments, a psalm or song of Asaph, another hymn commemorating...
Daniel 7:17-28 ; Daniel 7:4-8 ; Ezekiel 19:1-4 ; Ezekiel 19:6 ; Ezekiel 38:12 ; Ezekiel 38:13 ; Jeremiah 4:7
Thou — O God. Than — The greatest kings and empires of the earth, which in prophetic writings are often compared to mountains. And they are called mountains of prey, because they generally were est...