Psalms 81:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He should have fed them also with the finestc of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. ”

Psalms 81:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He should have fed them also - He would have given them prosperity, and their land would have produced abundantly of the necessities - even of the luxuries - of life. This is in accordance with t...
Psalms 81:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He should have fed them also with the (n) finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. (n) That is, with most fine wheat and abundance of honey.
Psalms 81:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXXI. This Ps. is probably composite. A. Psalms 81:1-4 . A Festal Hymn, specially adapted for the old New Year's Day or Feast of Trumpets (p. 104), which was held on the new moon of Tishri, t...
Psalms 81:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

should. have satisfied thee. Some codices read "would. satisfy him". Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "would He satisfy him".
Psalms 81:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. With the finest of the wheat - מחלב חטה mecheleb chittah; literally, with the f...
Psalms 81:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He should have fed them—with the finest of the wheat— i.e. "He would have blessed thee with such plenty, that in the desarts thou shouldst have found the sweetest refreshments; and, without any car...
Psalms 81:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! -God still yearns over them, in spite of their perversity and its penal consequence, waiting to be gracious. Verse 1...
Psalms 81:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

After a summons to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles ( Psalms 81:1-3 ) this Ps. recalls the meaning of Israel's national festivals as memorials of their deliverance from Egypt ( Psalms 81:4-7 ). Fro...
Psalms 81:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Finest of the wheat. — See margin, and comp. Psalms 147:14 . The construction of this verse is matter of difficulty. Properly we should render, And he fed them with the finest of the wheat, and w...
Psalms 81:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 81:1-16 THE psalmist summons priests and people to a solemn festival, commemorative of Israel's deliverance from Egypt, and sets forth the lessons which that deliverance teaches, the learni...
Psalms 81:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“If Thou Wouldest Hearken unto Me” Psalms 81:8-16 God wants our emptiness, which seems to Him like the gaping beak of the young fledgling, Psalms 81:10 . Give me room ! is his incessant appea...
Psalms 81:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a psalm for the Feast of Trumpets. In the calendar of the Hebrews this feast prepared the way for the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. The first day of the seventh month was the...
Psalms 81:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS READER! let every renewed call, which we behold in the old dispensation, to excite the people to praise, remind us of our higher privileges, and become an additional incentive to the mos...
Psalms 81:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat ,.... Or the "fat of the wheat y"; see Deuteronomy 32:14 , with the finest flour of it: the Targum is, "with the best bread of wheat;'' w...
Psalms 81:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. Ver. 16. With the finest of the wheat ] Heb. With the fat or marrow of wheat...
Psalms 81:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He should have fed them with the finest wheat He would have made their country exceedingly fruitful and productive, especially of wheat and other grain, in the highest perfection. And with honey o...
Psalms 81:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Expostulation with Israel. 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; ...
Psalms 81:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

With honey; either, 1. Metaphorically, with all pleasant and precious fruits, and with all delights, as all necessaries may be expressed under the name of wheat. Or rather, 2. Properly; this la...
Psalms 81:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician upon Gittith .” Gittith is explained in several ways. One interpretation is that it was a musical instrument invented in Gath, or common among...
Psalms 81:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 81:1 . Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. In these days, the Psalm would have to be altered if they are to suit the dogmas of modern thought, for...
Psalms 81:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was composed for the festival of tabernacles, when the people celebrated the deliverance from Egypt. It was a statute in Israel on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tisri, or the new...
Psalms 81:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. A revelation of three great subjects I. True worship (verses1-5) 1. True worship is the highest happiness, which...
Psalms 81:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION PROFESSOR CHEYNE regards this psalm as composed of "two distinct lyrical passages," accidentally thrown together (compare his theory of Psalms 19:1-19 , Psalms 24:1-19 , Psalms...
Psalms 81:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Joyful Salutation and God's Response. To the chief musician upon Gittith, to be sung to the accompaniment of the zitherlike instrument which David brought along from the Philistine city of Gath,...
Psalms 81:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:25 ; 1 Samuel 14:26 ; Deuteronomy 32:13 ; Deuteronomy 32:14 ; Job 29:6 ; Joel 2:24 ; Judges 14:18 ; Judges 14:8 ; Judges 14:9 ; Psalms 147:14
Psalms 81:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Honey — With all pleasant and precious fruits.

Psalms 81:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 81:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 81:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 81:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 81:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 81:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 81:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 81:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 81:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 81:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 81:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 81:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 81:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 81:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 81:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 81:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes