Psalm 125-126

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 125

This short psalm may be summed up in those words of the prophet (Isa. 3:10, 11), ?Say you to the righteous, It shall be well with him. Woe to the wicked, it shall be will with him.? Thus are life and death, the blessing and the curse, set before us often in the psalms, as well as in the law and the prophets. I. It is certainly well with the people of God; for, 1. They have the promises of a good God that they shall be fixed (Ps. 125:1), and safe (Ps. 125:2), and not always under the hatches,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 125:1-3

Here are three very precious promises made to the people of God, which, though they are designed to secure the welfare of the church in general, may be applied by particular believers to themselves, as other promises of this nature may. Here is, I. The character of God's people, to whom these promises belong. Many call themselves God's people who have no part nor lot in this matter. But those shall have the benefit of them and may take the comfort of them, (1.) Who are righteous (Ps. 125:3),... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 125:4-5

Here is, 1. The prayer the psalmist puts up for the happiness of those that are sincere and constant (Ps. 125:4): Do good, O Lord! unto those that are good. This teaches us to pray for all good people, to make supplication for all saints; and we may pray in faith for them, being assured that those who do well shall certainly be well dealt with. Those that are as they should be shall be as they would be, provided they be upright in heart, that they be really as good as they seem to be. With the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125

INTRODUCTION TO Psalm 125 A Song of degrees . Who was the penman of this psalm, and on what occasion written, is not certain. It describes the safety and security of the church and people of God; foretells the deliverance of them from the oppressions of their enemies; the blessings of goodness that should be bestowed upon them, and the vengeance that will be taken on the wicked. According to Aben Ezra, it belongs to the times of the Messiah, whom the Jews yet expect; when Israel, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:1

They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion ,.... Who trust not in themselves, and in their own hearts; nor in anything of theirs, their strength or wisdom, riches or righteousness; nor in any creature whatever, in the mightiest or best of men; but in the Lord; in God, as the God of nature and providence, for all temporal mercies; and in him, as the God of grace, for all spiritual and eternal ones; who should be trusted in at all times, whether of affliction, temptation, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:2

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem ,.... There was Mount Zion on the side of the north, and the mount of Olives on the east, and other mountains on the other sides of it; so that it was encompassed with them, and was naturally as well as artificially fortified. Tacitus F11 Hist. l. 5. c. 11. describes Jerusalem as inaccessible, walls and mountains, rocks and towers, surrounding it: and the poet Coerilus F12 Apud Euseb. Praerar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 9. makes mention of a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:3

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ,.... Which, according to Kimchi, is Jerusalem; but Aben Ezra interprets it of the Israelites that inherit the land. And, the people of God are no doubt designed; the Lord's justified and chosen ones, his portion, and the lot of his inheritance; and all that belong unto them, their persons, families, estates, and good name: in all which they are sometimes oppressed and afflicted by wicked men; who are a rod of correction... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:4

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good ,.... That are made so by the Spirit and grace of God; for none are naturally good, but evil; only such who are regenerated and made new creatures, who have a good work of grace begun in them; who have the good Spirit of God, and his good graces, and the good word of God in them, and are filled with all goodness; and which is known by the good fruits which they bear, or the good works done by them. For these the psalmist prays the Lord would do good... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:5

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways ,.... The ways of sin, immorality, or error; which are crooked ways, not agreeing with the word of God, the rule of faith and practice. This seems to design not openly profane sinners, who have always lived in a course of sin and wickedness; but carnal professors, who, through affliction and persecution because of the word, are offended, and desert the good ways of God; and turn from the holy commandment, word, and ordinances, they have... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 125

The safety of those who trust in God, Psalm 125:1 , Psalm 125:2 . God's protecting providence in behalf of his followers, Psalm 125:3 . A prayer for the godly, Psalm 125:4 . The evil lot of the wicked, Psalm 125:5 . This Psalm is without a title: it belongs most probably to the times after the captivity; and has been applied, with apparent propriety, to the opposition which Sanballat the Horonite, Geshem the Arabian, and Tobiah the Ammonite, gave to the Jews while employed in... read more

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