Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 45:2; Judges 16:3; Micah 2:13
For he hath broken the gates of brass - The immediate “reason” here given for praising the Lord is that he had “broken the gates of brass,” conti...
For he hath broken the (f) gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. (f) When there seems to man's judgment no recovery, but all things ar...
BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psa...
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. For he hath broken - This is the reason given for thanks to God for his de...
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in...
Book 5 This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4, contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date. T...
Cp. Isaiah 45:2 .
(10-16) The prisoners.
Isaiah 45:2 was present to the poet’s mind. Virgil’s picture of the shrine of war ( Æn. vii. 607) has been compared to this.
Psalms 107:1-43 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering...
“Wonderful Works to the Children of Men” Psalms 107:16 In this psalm those who have been redeemed by the gracious interpositions of God are sum...
WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes,...
Here is another striking representation, whether considered with respect to God's providence or his grace, to show the miseries of our nature by the...
For he hath broken the gates of brass ,.... The prison doors made of brass, as sometimes of iron, for the security of the prisoners; see Acts 12:10...
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Ver. 16. For he hath broken the gates of brass ] If Samson could do so,...
The Divine Goodness towards Prisoners. 10 Such as sit in darkness and...
He restored them to liberty in spite of all impediments and oppositions.
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion...
Psalms 107:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. In the heading of this Psalm we are reminded that th...
Psalms 107:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Because we are sinners God's goodness takes the form...
The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to observe the different forms of his mercy. He views the chosen people as travelers, captives,...
This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the mu...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth for ever. Men and mercy I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Mo...
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death. Song for the free, and hope for the bound The deliverance here intended is one which i...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances (...
The second paragraph treats of captives.
For He hath broken the gates of brass, in setting free the captives, and cut the bars of iron in sunder, this summary being like Isaiah 45:2 . The...
16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.