Psalms 78:71 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ From followingl the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. ”

Psalms 78:71 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

From following the ewes great with younq - Margin, as in Hebrew, From after. The meaning is, that he followed after them; that is, he attended them, or watched over them as a shepherd. The single...
Psalms 78:71 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
Psalms 78:71 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

To feed . To shepherd. To feed Jacob. Compare 2 Samuel 7:7 ; 2 Samuel 7:8 . His people. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "His servant". Israel. Note the two names: Jacob, t...
Psalms 78:71 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

71. He took him from following the suckling ewes, etc. The grace of God is farther commended from the circumstance, that David, who was a keeper of sheep, was made the shepherd of the chosen...
Psalms 78:71 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. From following the ewes - Instances of this kind are not unfrequent in the ancient Greek...
Psalms 78:71 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. -Now Yahweh awakes as one out of sleep, and destroys His people's enemies, and restores the ark...
Psalms 78:71 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 78:71 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ewes great with young — So also in Isaiah 40:11 ; but properly, ewes with lambs. Literally, giving suck.
Psalms 78:71 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Psalms 78:71 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Raises up His Shepherd David Psalms 78:59-72 This paragraph continues the history of the Judges, and tells the story of what befell after the battle in which Eli's sons were slain. See 1 S...
Psalms 78:71 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 78:71 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The history of the church is pursued through all these verses. But we must look farther than the history, and particularly in the close of the Psalm, which ends with a view of David as the chosen of...
Psalms 78:71 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

From following the ewes great with young ,.... Or, "from after" them a; it was usual with the shepherd to put them before him, and to follow them, and gently drive them, which is expressive of his c...
Psalms 78:71 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. Ver. 71. From following the ewes ] So Saul from seeking asses, Agathocles from making...
Psalms 78:71 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He chose David also his servant Out of all the thousands of Israel, and put the sceptre into his hand, out of whose loins Christ was to come, and who was to be a type of him. And took him from the...
Psalms 78:71 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies to Israel. 40 How oft did they p...
Psalms 78:71 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Following the ewes great with young; by which employment he was inured to that care, and diligence, and self-denial which is necessary in a king or governor; and instructed to rule his people with...
Psalms 78:71 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 78:71 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 78:71 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 78:71 - The Biblical Illustrator

He chose David also His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds. David, the shepherd, called to be king A keeper of sheep, suddenly becoming conscious that he was chosen for a great yet terri...
Psalms 78:71 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 78:71 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Narrative of God's Deeds
Psalms 78:71 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:2 ; 1 Peter 5:2 ; 1 Samuel 2:7 ; 1 Samuel 2:8 ; 2 Samuel 5:2 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezekiel 34:24 ; Genesis 33:13 ; Isaiah 40:11 ; Jeremiah 27:5 ; Jeremiah 27:6 ; John 21:15-17...

Psalms 78:71 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 78:71 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 78:71 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 78:71 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 78:71 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 78:71 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 78:71 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 78:71 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 78:71 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 78:71 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 78:71 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 78:71 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 78:71 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 78:71 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 78:71 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge