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Psalms 72:9 - Exposition

They that dwell in the wilderness shall how before him (for the meaning here assigned to tsiyyim ( ציּים ), see Psalms 74:14 ; Isaiah 23:13 ). The wild tribes of the Syrian and Arabian deserts are probably intended (comp. Isaiah 60:6 , Isaiah 60:7 ). And his enemies shall lick the dust ; i.e; prostrate themselves at his feet with their faces in the dust. See the Assyrian representations of Oriental prostrations.

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Psalms 72:9 - Exposition

Psalms 72:9 - Exposition

The Pulpit Commentary

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