Psalm 81:15

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 81:15

The haters of the Lord; all the haters and enemies of God’s people, as the neighbouring nations were; whom he calls haters of God, partly because they hated the Israelites for God’s sake, and for the singularity of their religious worship, as the heathen oft declared; and partly to show the strict league and union which was betwixt God and them, by virtue whereof God had declared all their friends and enemies to be his own, which was a great aggravation of their wickedness. Should have... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 81:1-16

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the chief Musician upon Gittith.” Gittith is explained in several ways. One interpretation is that it was a musical instrument invented in Gath, or common among the Gittites. Or it may have been the name of a tune to which the Psalm is to be sung, and which originated from Gath. Others have derived the word from נַּתּ = a wine press, and concluded that it denotes an instrument which was used by those accustomed to tread the wine-vat, and intended to accompany the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 81:1-16

Let's turn to Psalms 81:1-16 .On the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar, which, because their calendar begins, the religious calendar begins the first of April, it usually coincides somewhere around the first of October on our calendar. There is a blowing of the trumpets. It's called the Feast of the Trumpets to announce the most holy month of the year, the seventh month. And so the first day of the seventh month the Feast of Trumpets, the blowing of the trumpets to... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 81:1-16

This psalm was composed for the festival of tabernacles, when the people celebrated the deliverance from Egypt. It was a statute in Israel on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tisri, or the new month, for the full band of music to be heard in all places. Numbers 10:10; Numbers 29:1. It might be sung after the storm in the preseding psalm had subsided. Psalms 81:5 . A testimony. Joseph is named here as leading the Hebrews into Egypt, where they heard a language which they could not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81:1-16Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.A revelation of three great subjectsI. True worship (verses1-5)1. True worship is the highest happiness, which consists in--(1) Right activity. Worthy of our nature. In harmony with all our faculties.(2) The highest love.(3) The sublimest hope.2. True worship is a Divine ordinance, binding on all moral intelligences.(1) Right in itself.(2) Essential to their happiness.II. Divine kindness (Psalms 81:6-10).... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 81:15

Psa 81:15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. Ver. 15. The haters of the Lord should have submitted ] Heb. lied, that is, yielded feigned obedience, as Psalms 18:44 . But their time should have endured for ever ] i.e. Their strength, saith the Chaldee; their tranquillity and prosperity, say others. Theodoret referreth it to the enemies thus: The time of their calamity shall endure for ever, they shall be eternally... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 81:15

The haters: Psalms 18:45, Psalms 83:2-Job :, Exodus 20:5, Deuteronomy 7:10, John 15:22, John 15:23, Romans 1:30, Romans 8:7 submitted themselves: or yielded feigned obedience, Heb. lied. Psalms 18:44, Psalms 63:3, *marg. time: Psalms 102:28, Isaiah 65:22, Joel 3:20 Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:8 - General Deuteronomy 33:29 - found liars 2 Samuel 19:18 - fell down 2 Samuel 22:45 - submit themselves Psalms 66:3 - through Jeremiah 2:3 - all that Luke 20:20 - feign John 15:24 - hated 2 Timothy 1:5... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 81:15

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.Him — Unto Israel.Their time — Their happy time. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 81:15

15. The haters… should have submitted… unto him Not necessarily in the sense of being converted. The word signifies a forced submission, as in Psalms 18:44; Psalms 66:3. The majesty of God would have caused his fear and dread to fall upon the nations, and they would have yielded to Israel the homage, at least, of fear. But now they have grown rampant and wanton in oppression toward Israel and blasphemy against God. Their time should have endured for ever “Time,” here, should be taken... read more