“ All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. ”
All that pass by the way spoil him - The sentiment here is substantially the same as in Psalms 80:12 . See the notes at that place. The idea is that of fields or vineyards, where all the fences,...
LXXXIX. The Covenant with David. The Ps. may be divided thus: Psalms 89:1-18 . The promise made to David (2 Samuel 7). Yahweh is all-powerful, so that He can, faithful so that He will, fulfil His...
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. All that pass bay the way spoil him - The land is in the condition of a vineyard, the hedge of which is broken down, so that th...
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. -The people of the covenant contrast the sad state of things actually with what the covenant seemed to promise. S...
We have here another national and historical Ps., written when the Jewish kingdom and its king had fallen very low before their enemies, contrasting the promises made to David with their seeming lack...
Psalms 89:1-52 THE foundation of this psalm is the promise in 2 Samuel 7:1-29 which guaranteed the perpetuity of the Davidic kingdom. Many of the characteristic phrases of the prophecy recur her...
“A Consuming Fire” Psalms 89:38-52 Here the psalmist falls into expostulation and lament. Whether he alludes to the time when Jerusalem was taken by Shishak in the days of Rehoboam, 1 Kings 14...
Taken as a whole, this song is one of the finest in the collection as a revelation of how the man of faith is compelled to view circumstances of calamity. In a poem of great beauty he first sets fort...
Here is a new train of thoughts, arising out of the view of God's covenant love in redemption, celebrated before. The degeneracy of Israel, and the captivity of the people (probably with an eye to th...
All that pass by the way spoil him ,.... His church, his members, which are himself, when made havoc of by their persecutors, and they took joyfully the spoiling of their goods, Hebrews 10:34 , so...
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. Ver. 41. All that pass by the way spoil him ] They rob and rifle him: such havoc was made by Shisbak, and is still by the Ch...
But thou hast cast off Having hitherto declared the certainty of God's promises, he now proceeds to show the unsuitableness of the present dispensations of God's providence thereunto, and humbly ex...
Complaints and Expostulations; David's Expostulation with God. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been w...
An object of their scorn and reproach. Is this the anointed of the Lord? Is this the everlasting family and kingdom?
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ Maschil ,” an instruction, a didactic poem. “Of Ethan the Ezrahite ,” “one of the four sons of Mahol, whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:31 ). There i...
Psalms 89:1-2 . I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithful...
The time of this ode is gathered from the text; it was written after Rahab, the proud Egyptian kingdom, Psalms 87:4 , was broken to pieces, Psalms 89:10 ; and after the hedge, the wall of Jerusalem...
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. A majestic song This psalm is one of the very choicest songs in the night. Midst a stream of troubled thoughts there stands a fair island of res...
EXPOSITION At first sight, a psalm of praise; but, in reality, one of expostulation and complaint. The praises of God are sung in the opening section ( Psalms 89:1-19 ); they culminated in the D...
Lament and Comfort
Daniel 9:16 ; Deuteronomy 28:37 ; Ezekiel 5:14 ; Ezekiel 5:15 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; Jeremiah 24:9 ; Jeremiah 29:18 ; Jeremiah 42:18 ; Jeremiah 44:12 ; Jeremiah 44:8 ; Jeremiah 50:17 ; Lamentati...