“ Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. ”
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession - The houses of God here mean the habitations of God, or the places where he dwelt among the people. As there was but one ark, o...
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the (k) houses of God in possession. (k) That is, Judea: for where his Church is, there he dwells among them.
LXXXIII. The date can be fixed with a near approach to certainty. The clue is furnished by 1 Maccabees 5. The victories of Judas Maccabæ us and the cleansing of the Temple in 165 B.C. (p. 607) were...
houses . pleasant pastures. Hebrew. ne'oth (plural) Same word as in Psalms 23:2 ; Psalms 65:12 . possession . inheritance. Compare 2 Chronicles 20:11 .
12. Who have said, Let us take in possession for ourselves the habitations of God. These heathen enemies are again accused of treason against the King of heaven, in seizing upon his heritage...
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession - Nearly the words spoken by the confederates when they came to attack Jeh...
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession - i:e., Canaan given by God Himself to Israel. Herein la...
This Ps. describes a confederacy of God's enemies, the object of which is to attack and exterminate Israel ( Psalms 83:2-5 ). A list of the allies is given ( Psalms 83:6-8 ). The Psalmist appeals to...
(9-12) For the historical allusion see references in margin. The splendid victories of Barak and Gideon were the constant theme of poets and prophets when trying to encourage their own generation by...
Psalms 83:1-18 THIS psalm is a cry for help against a world in arms. The failure of all attempts to point to a period when all the allies here represented as confederate against Israel were or cou...
“The Most High over All the Earth” Psalms 83:1-18 This psalm was composed on the occasion described in 2 Chronicles 20:1-37 , where we learn that at a great crisis the Spirit of God came on Ja...
The psalmist has a vision of the confederacy of all the enemies of the people of God. This he describes as to its process, it constitution, and its purpose. They have taken counsel together with the...
There is not only a great beauty in this appeal and prayer of the church, against all her enemies, but also a great exercise of faith, in divine dependence. We give God credit for all that is to come...
Who said ,.... Not the kings and princes of Midian just mentioned, but the confederate enemies of Israel, named Psalms 83:6 , to whom the like things are wished as to the Midianites and others, bec...
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. Ver. 12. Let us take to ourselves the houses of God ] Covetous impropriators and oppressors have learned this language. Posside...
Which perished at En-dor Either, 1st, The Midianites; or rather, Jabin and Sisera, who were overthrown at Taanach and Megiddo, ( Judges 5:19 ,) nigh unto which places was this En-dor, as appears fr...
Prophetic Imprecations. 9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:...
The houses of God; the houses and lands of the Israelites, which their God, as they pretend, gave them in Canaan, to which they have no rightful title; for that we see was formerly objected by the...
INTRODUCTION This is the last of the Psalms of Asaph. If the Psalm refers to the times of Jehoshaphat, the author was probably “Jahaziel, a Levite of the sons of Asaph,” upon whom “came the Spirit o...
This is a Psalm that is not often read, and very seldom expounded, I should think. According to the title, it is «A Song or Psalm of Asaph.» Asaph is one of a little group of poets who flourished sid...
This psalm bears the style and character of Asaph's composition. It has been referred to the time of Hezekiah, when Sennacherib came up against Judea; but he came equally against Egypt, and all the n...
Keep not Thou silence, O God: hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God. An appeal to Heaven I. A lamentable social scene ( Psalms 83:2-8 ). The scene is that of men in tumultuous hostility b...
EXPOSITION THE psalmist makes a passionate appeal to God on behalf of Israel at a time of great danger. A confederacy has been formed among the surrounding nations, having for its object the d...
A Prayer for Help against the Enemies of the Church. A song or psalm of Asaph, the last of his twelve hymns in the psalter, picturing the craft and rage of the enemies and invoking God's speedy de...
2 Chronicles 20:11 ; Psalms 74:7 ; Psalms 74:8 ; Psalms 83:4