“ A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. ”
A brutish man knoweth not - A man who is stupid, and who is like the beasts or brutes; that is, a man whose tastes and propensities are like the brutes, or who does not seem to act as if endowed...
A (e) brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. (e) That is, the wicked do not consider God's works nor his judgments against them, and therefore most justly perish.
XCII. In Praise of Providence. God's counsels are too deep for the stupid man. But in fact the prosperity of the wicked is superficial. Psalms 92:10 b . Read, Thou hast sprinkled me with fre...
man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
6 The foolish man shall not know them. This is added with propriety, to let us know that the fault lies with ourselves, in not praising the Divine judgments as we ought. For although the Psa...
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. A brutish man knoweth not - איש בער ish baar, the human hog - the stupid bear - the boor; the man who is all flesh; in whom spirit or i...
A brutish man, &c.— The foolish man doth not observe, nor the thoughtless man take notice of this: Psalms 92:7 . That when the wicked spring up like the grass, and all the practisers of ido...
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this - ( Psalms 49:10-11 ; Psalms 73:22 .) God designedly leaves dar...
This is a Ps. of praise, called forth by some special manifestation of God's loving-kindness. This general theme is set forth in Psalms 92:1-4 ; Psalms 92:5-11 contain reflections on the meaning o...
A brutish man. — The Hebrew is apparently from a root meaning “to eat,” and so refers to the man of mere animal nature, who lives for his appetites. Fool. — From root meaning “fat,” hence “gross...
Psalms 92:1-15 AUTHORITIES differ in their arrangement of this psalm. Clearly, the first three verses are a prelude; and if these are left out of account, the remainder of the psalm consists of tw...
Gladness and Growth Psalms 92:1-15 The inscription alludes to the suitability of this psalm for the Sabbath day. Psalms 92:1-3 contain the general statement of the desirability of praise and...
THIS is a song of praise. The seemliness of praise is first declared (vv. Psa 92:1-3); and then reasons for it are given (vv. Psa 92:4-15). Praise is good as the first exercise of the day and also as...
How strikingly do these verses represent the state of the ungodly and unregenerate! What can they know, or what can they discover? Jesus, with all his beauty, glory, fulness, suitableness, and all-su...
A brutish man knoweth not ,.... The lovingkindness of the Lord, and his faithfulness, nor how to show them forth, nor his great works and deep thoughts; man was made originally far above the brute c...
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. Ver. 6. A brutish man knoweth not ] A sottish sensualist, who hath his soul for salt only, to keep his body from putrefying (as we s...
A brutish man Who cannot, or doth not, seriously consider things; whose mind is corrupted by sensual and brutish appetites; who is led by sense , and not by reason and faith, knoweth not That...
Incitements to Praise of God. A psalm or song for the sabbath day. 1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto th...
A brutish man; who cannot or doth not seriously consider things, whose mind is corrupted by his sensual and brutish appetites; who is led by sense, and not by reason and faith. This; the depth of...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath-day .” It so far combines the properties of both a psalm and a song that either name may be applied to it. This psalm was appointed f...
Psalms 92:1 . It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: It is good in itself; it is good for those who hear it; but it is especially good fo...
Psalms 92:3 . Ten strings. Stringed instruments, as in Psalms 150:4 . These are four, the asur, the nebal, the higgaion, and the kinnor or harp: a full band for singing in the courts of t...
For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work: I will triumph in the works of Thy hands. Delight in God’s works The Hebrew prophets and psalmists, when their minds were in the most exalted...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is entitled, "a Psalm or Song for the sabbath day," and was therefore, we may conclude, intended for liturgical use in the temple on that weekly festival. Jewish traditio...
A Sabbath Meditation. A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day, used by the Jewish Church on the seventh day of the week, as one of the hymns of liturgical worship.
1 Corinthians 2:14 ; Isaiah 1:3 ; Jeremiah 10:14 ; Luke 12:20 ; Proverbs 1:22 ; Proverbs 24:7 ; Proverbs 30:2 ; Psalms 14:1 ; Psalms 32:9 ; Psalms 49:10 ; Psalms 73:22 ; Psalms 75:4 ; Ps...
A brutish man — Who is led by sense, not by reason and faith. This — The depth of God's counsels and works.