詩篇 33:12-14 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 33:12-22

We are here taught to give to God the glory, I. Of his common providence towards all the children of men. Though he has endued man with understanding and freedom of will, yet he reserves to himself the government of him, and even of those very faculties by which he is qualified to govern himself. 1. The children of men are all under his eye, even their hearts are so; and all the motions and operations of their souls, which none know but they themselves, he knows better than they themselves,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ,.... Who have an interest in such a wonder working God, both in creation and in providence, and especially in grace: which, though it may have a principal regard to the nation of Israel, whose God he was in a very distinguishing manner, yet must not be limited to them; for he is the God of the Gentiles also: this nation is the chosen generation, the holy nation and peculiar people, both among Jews and Gentiles; and the Lord is the God of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:13

The Lord looketh from heaven ,.... Where his throne and temple are, upon the earth and men, and things in it, as follows; he beholdeth all the sons of men ; the evil and the good; which is contrary to the sense of many wicked men, who imagine he takes no notice of what is done here below; but his eye is upon all, upon all the workers of iniquity, how secret soever they may be; and not only his eye of Providence is upon good men, but his eye of love, grace, and mercy; and he has a special... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:14

From the place of his habitation ,.... Which is heaven, that is, the habitation of his holiness, and of his glory, Isaiah 63:15 ; he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth ; good and bad; and not the nation of Israel only, but the Gentile world, whom in former times he overlooked, but under the Gospel dispensation visits in a way of mercy; by sending his son to die for them, by spreading his Gospel among them, by calling them by his grace, by planting churches in the midst of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:12

Blessed is the nation - O how happy is that nation which has יהוה Jehovah for its אלהים Elohim ; the self-existent and eternal Lord for its covenant God; one who should unite himself to it by connections and ties the most powerful and endearing! The word אלהים Elohim , which we translate God, refers to that economy in which God is manifested in the flesh. The people whom he hath chosen - The Jews, who were elected to be his heritage, whom he preserved as such for two thousand... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:13

The Lord looketh from heaven - This and the following verse seem to refer to God's providence. He sees all that is done in the earth, and his eye is on all the children of men. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:12

Verse 12 12.Blessed are the people whose God is Jehovah. This verse excellently agrees with the preceding, because it would profit us little to observe what is said of the stability of God’s counsel if that counsel referred not to us. The prophet, therefore, in proclaiming that they are blessed whom God receives into his protection, reminds us that the counsel which he had just mentioned is not a secret which remains always hidden in God, but is displayed in the existence and protection of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:13

Verse 13 13.Jehovah looked down from heaven. The Psalmist still proceeds with the same doctrine, namely, that human affairs are not tossed hither and thither fortuitously, but that God secretly guides and directs all that we see taking place. Now he here commends God’s inspection of all things, that we on our part may learn to behold, and to contemplate with the eye of faith, his invisible providence. There are, no doubt, evident proofs of it continually before our eyes; but the great majority... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 33:1-22

As a simple psalm of praise and thanksgiving, intended for the service of the temple, it is well worthy of admiration, being "singularly bright, and replete with beautiful imagery" ('Speaker's Commentary'). Metrically, it consists of six strophes, the first and last containing three verses each, and the intermediate ones each four verses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 33:1-22

Joy in God. In this section of the Commentary we aim at discovering the unity of the psalm, and of dealing with it accordingly, reserving the treatment of specific verses as separate texts, for another department. This psalm has neither title nor author's name appended thereto. It is manifestly an outburst of glad and gladdening song from some Old Testament believer, and is a glorious anticipation of Philippians 4:4 . It is refreshing to the spirit to find that in the olden times there... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 33:12-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 33:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 33:1-22

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