Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:1
1, 2. These well-known terms denote God's people and Church and His intimate and glorious relations to them. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:2
2. Salem— ( :-) is Jerusalem. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:3
3. brake . . . the arrows—literally, "thunderbolts" ( :-), from their rapid flight or ignition (compare Psalms 18:14; Ephesians 6:16). the battle—for arms (Ephesians 6:16- :). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:4
4. Thou—God. mountains of prey—great victorious nations, as Assyria (Isaiah 41:15; Ezekiel 38:11; Ezekiel 38:12; Zechariah 4:7). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:5
5. slept their sleep—died ( :-). none . . . found . . . hands—are powerless. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:6
6. chariot and horse—for those fighting on them (compare :-). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:7
7. may . . . sight—contend with Thee (Deuteronomy 9:4; Joshua 7:12). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:8
8, 9. God's judgment on the wicked is His people's deliverance (Psalms 9:12; Psalms 10:7). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:10
10. Man's wrath praises God by its futility before His power. restrain—or, "gird"; that is, Thyself, as with a sword, with which to destroy, or as an ornament to Thy praise. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76
PSALM 76 :-. On Neginoth—(See on :-, title). This Psalm commemorates what the preceding anticipates: God's deliverance of His people by a signal interposition of power against their enemies. The occasion was probably the events narrated in 2 Kings 19:35; Isaiah 37:1-28. (Compare 2 Kings 19:35- :). read more