“ And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. ”
And they remembered that God was their Rock - See Deuteronomy 32:4 , Deuteronomy 32:15 , Deuteronomy 32:31 . Compare the notes at Psalms 18:2 . That is, they were brought to reflect that thei...
LXXVIII. The Lesson of Israel's History. The northern tribes have been perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary,...
THE HIGH GOD. Hebrew. El 'Elyon . = EL MOST HIGH. redeemer. Hebrew. ga'al. See note on Exodus 6:6 ; Exodus 13:13 .
DISCOURSE: 635 THE EXTENT OF GOD’S MERCY Psalms 78:34-39 . When he slew them, then they sought him; and they returned and inquired early after God: and they remembered that God was their Rock, a...
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. That God was their rock - They recollected in their affliction that Jehovah was their Creator, and their Father; the Ro...
When he slew them, &c.— When he slew them, and they sought him, and returned, &c.—Ver. 35. And remembered, &c.—Ver. 36. Though they did flatter him—and lied, &c.—Ver. 37. And...
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. -The unbelief of the Israelite fathers is detailed as a sad contrast to God's marvels perfor...
This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and with Deuteronomy 32 . It traces the course of God's relations with His people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells...
Rock. — A reminiscence of Deuteronomy 32:15-18 .
Psalms 78:1-72 THIS psalm is closely related to Psalms 105:1-45 ; Psalms 106:1-48 ; Psalms 107:1-43 . Like them, it treats the history of Israel, and especially the Exodus and wilderness wander...
Blessed Yet Ungrateful Psalms 78:25-37 God our Father is prepared to do “exceeding abundantly” for His children; but too often we become so engrossed with His gifts as to forget and neglect the...
The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the psalm...
The history of Israel fully shows this. While under the divine chastisements, oh! how seemingly earnest they sought the Lord: but when the rod was taken off, they returned every man again to his evil...
And they remembered that God was their Rock ,.... Who had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies, had strengthened them against them, and supported and protected them, as well as supplied...
And they remembered that God [was] their rock, and the high God their redeemer. Ver. 35. And they remembered ] Misery is the best art of memory. But this remembrance of God was but as letters writ...
When he slew them Or condemned them to be slain; then they sought him Confessed their sin, begged pardon, and prayed to him to deliver them from the threatened destruction. When some were slain,...
Wonders Wrought in Behalf of Israel; The Crimes of the Israelites; Judgments Brought on the Israelites. ...
They considered that God, and God alone, had preserved them in all their former exigences, and that he only could now help them, and not those idols or creatures which they had preferred before him;...
INTRODUCTION Superscription,—“Maschil of Asaph ,” i.e. , an instruction of Asaph, a didactic song by Asaph. The Psalm was probably written by the celebrated Asaph in the time of David. Occasion...
Psalms 78:34-37 I. It is a subject well worthy of the serious consideration of all persons who desire to be in the safe way of salvation how commonly it happens that the best intentions and resolu...
This story of the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, is like a looking-glass in which we may, with great sadness, see ourselves reflected. Psalms 78:9 . The children of Ephraim, bei...
Title. Maschil of Asaph. Rabbi Kimchi says, that this title, which signifies to give instruction, designates also the species of music or melody to which the words were set, as is now the practice...
When He slew them, then they sought Him: and they returned and inquired early after God. Israel’s hypocritical repentance I. The acts of repentance which they performed. 1. Seeking God. 2....
EXPOSITION This, the first of the "historical psalms," though assigned by the rationalistic school (De Wette, Ewald, Koster, Hitzig) to a period subsequent to the Captivity, is generally allowed...
The Narrative of God's Deeds
Deuteronomy 15:15 ; Deuteronomy 32:15 ; Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Deuteronomy 32:31 ; Deuteronomy 32:4 ; Deuteronomy 7:8 ; Exodus 15:13 ; Exodus 6:6 ; Isaiah 41:14 ; Isaiah 44:6 ; Isaiah 48:17 ;...
Redeemer — That God alone had preserved them in all their former exigencies, and that he only could help them.