Proverbs 29
Verse 1
Proverbs 29:1. He that being often reproved — Who having received frequent reproofs from wise and good men, and perhaps also chastisements from God; hardeneth his neck — Remains incorrigible, and obstinately persists in those sins for which h ... read more
Proverbs 3
Verses 1-4
Proverbs 3:1-4. My son, forget not my law — My doctrine or counsel; but let thy heart keep, &c. — By diligent meditation and hearty affection. For length of days, &c. — God will add these blessings which he hath promised to the obedient, ... read more
Proverbs 30
Verse 1
Proverbs 30:1. The words of Agur — Who this Agur was no one has ever yet been able to show: it is probable, however, that both he and Jakeh, his father, were well known in Israel at the time this chapter and the next were added to the preceding ... read more
Proverbs 31
Verse 1
Proverbs 31:1. The words of King Lemuel — Of Solomon, by the general consent both of Jewish and Christian writers: this name signifies one from God, or, belonging to God, and such a one was Solomon eminently, being given by God to David and Bat ... read more
Proverbs 4
Verses 1-3
Proverbs 4:1-3. Hear, &c., the instruction of a father — Of me, who have paternal authority over you, and great affection for you. For I give you, good doctrine — Not vain or foolish, much less false or pernicious counsels, but such as are ... read more
Proverbs 5
Verse 1-2
Proverbs 5:1-2. My son, attend unto my wisdom — “There being nothing,” says Bishop Patrick, “to which youth is so prone as to give up themselves to satisfy their fleshly desires, and nothing proving so pernicious to them; the wise man g ... read more
Proverbs 6
Verse 1-2
Proverbs 6:1-2. My son, if thou be surety for, or to, thy friend — Namely, rashly and unadvisedly, without considering for whom, or how the thou dost oblige thyself, or how thou shalt discharge the debt if occasion require it: otherwise suret ... read more
Proverbs 7
Verses 2-4
Proverbs 7:2-4. Keep my commandments, and live — That is, thou shalt live. It is a promise in the form of a command, as Proverbs 3:25. And my law as the apple of thine eye — With all possible care and diligence, as men guard that most nobl ... read more
Proverbs 8
Verse 1
Proverbs 8:1. Doth not wisdom cry — It is a great question what this wisdom is, of which Solomon discourses so largely and profoundly in this chapter. Some understand it of that attribute or perfection of the divine nature which is called wisdo ... read more
Proverbs 9
Verse 1
Proverbs 9:1. Wisdom, &c. — Wisdom here, under a most splendid allegory, is represented “as a queen, sitting in her royal palace, and inviting mortals to a banquet, plentifully furnished with the richest dainties, that they may be fed with ce ... read more
Psalms 1
Verse 1
Psalms 1:1. Blessed is the man — The Hebrew words are very emphatical: Blessedness belongs to that man; or, O the blessedness of that man! Blessedness here means happiness. And the character of the truly happy man is described in this Psalm bot ... read more
Psalms 10
Verse 1
Psalms 10:1. Why standest thou afar off — As one unconcerned in the indignities offered to thy name, and the injuries done to thy people? Why hidest thou thyself — Withdrawest thy presence and aid, and the light of thy countenance which was w ... read more
Psalms 100
Verse 1-2
Psalms 100:1-2. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord — Partly, with voices, and songs of rejoicings, and thanksgiving; and partly with musical instruments, as the manner then was; all ye lands — That is, all the inhabitants of the earth. ... read more
Psalms 101
Verse 1
Psalms 101:1. I will sing of mercy and judgment — It is doubtful whether David, in thus determining to make mercy and judgment the subjects of his song, intended the mercy which God had shown him, and the judgment which God had executed on ... read more
Psalms 102
Verses 1-3
Title. A prayer of the afflicted, &c. — It was composed by one who was himself afflicted, afflicted with the church of God, and for it; and it is calculated for an afflicted state, and intended for the use of others that maybe in simila ... read more
Psalms 103
Verses 1-3
Psalms 103:1-3. All that is within me, bless his holy name — Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, united, and raised to the highest pitch in and for this work. Forget not all his benefits — In order to our duty, praising God ... read more
Psalms 104
Verse 1-2
Psalms 104:1-2. O Lord my God, thou art very great — As in thine own nature and perfections, so also in the glory of thy works; thou art clothed — Surrounded and adorned, with honour and majesty — With honourable majesty: who coverest, or ... read more
Psalms 105
Verses 1-4
Psalms 105:1-4. Call upon his name — Or, proclaim his name, as קראו בשׁמו, kiru bishmo, may be properly rendered: that is, proclaim the fame and glory of his works, as it follows. Make known his deeds, &c. — Let each of you a ... read more
Psalms 106
Verses 1-3
Psalms 106:1-3. Praise ye the Lord, &c. — He deserves our praises, notwithstanding all our sufferings, which are not to be imputed to him, for he is gracious and merciful, but only to our own sins. Who can show forth all his praise? — That ... read more
Psalms 107
Verses 1-3
Psalms 107:1-3. O give thanks, &c. — This whole verse occurs also Psalms 106:1; only there the address is made to the Israelites, here, it seems, to all mankind. For his mercy endureth for ever — “Eternal mercy is the theme here proposed ... read more
Psalms 108
Verses 1-13
A.M. 2962. — B.C. 1042.
This Psalm is, almost word for word, taken out of two of the foregoing Psalms; the first five verses out of the fifty-seventh, from Psalms 108:7-11, and the rest out of Psalm sixtieth, from 5-12. The reader, ... read more
Psalms 109
Verse 1
Psalms 109:1. Hold not thy peace â Do not neglect me, but take notice of my extreme danger and misery, and let my sentence come forth from thy presence, Psalms 17:2. Delay not to give judgment upon the appeal made to thee. O God of my praise â ... read more
Psalms 11
Verse 1
Psalms 11:1. In the Lord put I my trust — It is not in fortresses or strong holds that I place my confidence, but only in the Lord, in his power, and love, and faithfulness. How say ye to my soul — Ye, my friends; Flee as a bird to your mount ... read more
Psalms 110
Verse 1
Psalms 110:1. The Lord said unto my Lord — נאם יהוה לאדני, neum Jehovah ladoni, the saying, or decree, that is, I record the saying or decree of Jehohovah to my Lord, that is, to his Son the Messiah, whom I acknowledge as my Lord an ... read more
Psalms 111
Verse 1-2
Psalms 111:1-2. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart — I will make my acknowledgments to him, and give him thanks for the displays which he hath made of his wisdom, power, and goodness in his wonderful works, and that not only with my l ... read more
Psalms 112
Verse 1
Psalms 112:1. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord — With the disposition of a dutiful child toward a kind and gracious father, not with that of a refractory slave toward a tyrannical and severe master, that reverences and fears to offend h ... read more
Psalms 113
Verses 1-3
Psalms 113:1-3. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord — Ye Levites, who are peculiarly devoted to this solemn work, and sometimes termed God’s servants, in a special sense, and all you faithful souls. Blessed be the name of the Lord from ... read more
Psalms 114
Verse 1-2
Psalms 114:1-2. When Israel went out of Egypt — That is, were brought out by mighty signs and wonders wrought by the power of God; from a people of a strange language — From a barbarous people, as some render it: though it is not improbable ... read more
Psalms 115
Verse 1-2
Psalms 115:1-2. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us — By the repetition of these words the psalmist humbly expresses his sense of the unworthiness of the Jews to receive the signal blessings with which the Lord had favoured them; or rather, whic ... read more
Psalms 116
Verse 1-2
Psalms 116:1-2. I love the Lord — Hebrew, I love, because the Lord hath heard my voice. “The soul, transported with gratitude and love, seems, at first, to express her affection without declaring its object, as thinking that all the world m ... read more
Psalms 117
Verse 1-2
Psalms 117:1-2. O praise the Lord, all ye nations — Let not the praises that are due to the great Lord of all, be confined to our nation; but let all people upon the face of the earth praise him. For his merciful kindness is great toward ... read more
Psalms 118
Verses 1-4
Psalms 118:1-4. O give thanks unto the Lord — All sorts of persons, which are expressed particularly in the next three verses, as they are mentioned in like manner and order Psalms 115:9-11, where see the notes. Let Israel — After the ... read more
Psalms 119
Verses 1-3
ALEPH.
Psalms 119:1-3. Blessed are the undefiled — Hebrew, תמימי, temimee, the perfect, or sincere, as the word properly and most frequently signifies; namely, those whose hearts and lives agree with their profession; in the way ... read more
Psalms 12
Verse 1
Psalms 12:1. Help, Lord — Hebrew, הושׁיעה, hoshigna, save, Jehovah; namely, me and other good men, from the subtlety and rage of wicked men; for the godly man ceaseth — חסיד, chasid, the kind, or, merciful man, as the word pro ... read more
Psalms 120
Verses 2-4
Psalms 120:2-4. Deliver my soul from lying lips â From the unjust censures and malicious slanders of mine enemies; and from a deceitful tongue â Which covers mischievous designs under pretences of kindness. What shall be given unto thee â ... read more
Psalms 121
Verse 1-2
Psalms 121:1-2. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills — To Zion and Moriah, called the holy mountains, Psalms 87:1, the hills on which the tabernacle or temple stood, where were the ark of the covenant, the oracle, and the altars. I will ha ... read more
Psalms 122
Verse 1-2
Psalms 122:1-2. I was glad when they said, Let us go, &c. — Or, We will go, into the house of the Lord — They are the words of the people, exhorting one another to go and attend upon the worship of God at his tabernacle or temple at Jerusal ... read more
Psalms 123
Verse 1-2
Psalms 123:1-2. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes — Though all human help fail us in this sore distress, yet I do not despair of relief from thee; O thou that dwellest in the heavens — Whose majesty and power incomparably excel those of all ear ... read more
Psalms 124
Verses 3-6
Psalms 124:3-6. They had swallowed us up quick — They had speedily and utterly destroyed us, as Korah and his company were, Numbers 16. The proud waters had gone over, &c. — Our enemies, compared to proud waters for their great multitude, ... read more
Psalms 125
Verse 1
Psalms 125:1. They that trust in the Lord — Who depend upon his care, and devote themselves to his honour; shall be as mount Zion — Which is firm, as a mountain supported by providence, and much more so as a holy mountain, supported by prom ... read more
Psalms 126
Verse 1
Psalms 126:1. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion — Brought the captive Israelites out of Babylon into their own land; we were like them that dream — We were so surprised and astonished at the report of such a favour, and especia ... read more
Psalms 127
Verse 1
Psalms 127:1. Except the Lord build the house — That is, assist and bless those that build it, whether an artificial house, such as the temple, or the royal palace, or any of those numerous structures which Solomon raised; or rather, a natural ... read more
Psalms 128
Verse 2
Psalms 128:2. Thou shalt eat the labour, &c. — Thy labour shall not be vain and fruitless, and the fruit of thy labour shall not be taken from thee and possessed by others, as was threatened to the disobedient Deuteronomy 28., but enjoyed by th ... read more
Psalms 129
Verse 1
Psalms 129:1. Many a time have they — Namely, my enemies or oppressors; afflicted me from my youth — From the time that I was a people; when I was in Egypt, and after I came out of it, which is called the time of Israel’s youth, Jeremiah 2: ... read more
Psalms 13
Verse 1-2
Psalms 13:1-2. How long wilt thou forget — That is, neglect or disregard; me, O Lord? for ever? — Shall it be during my whole life? How long wilt thou hide thy face? — Withdraw thy favour and assistance? How long shall I take counsel, &c. ... read more
Psalms 130
Verse 1-2
Psalms 130:1-2. Out of the depths â Being overwhelmed with deep distresses and terrors, and ready to despair; have I cried unto thee â âLike another Jonas, entombed in the whaleâs belly, and surrounded by all the waves of the ocean.â ... read more
Psalms 131
Verse 1
Psalms 131:1. Lord, my heart is not haughty — Lifted up with that pride of which I am accused, as thou, the searcher of all hearts, knowest; nor mine eyes lofty — Either to look with envy on those that are above me, or with disdain on those t ... read more
Psalms 132
Verse 1-2
Psalms 132:1-2. Lord, remember David — Thy covenant with David; or David’s eminent piety and zeal for thy service; and all his afflictions — All his sufferings for thy sake, all the solicitude of his mind, all his hard and wearisome labou ... read more
Psalms 133
Verse 1
Psalms 133:1. Behold, how good and how pleasant, &c. — It is good in itself, agreeable to the will of God, and therefore peculiarly pleasing to him, as it is also to all good men: it is good for us, for our honour and comfort. It is pleasant, a ... read more
Psalms 134
Verse 1-2
Psalms 134:1-2. Behold, bless ye the Lord, &c. — Attend to your duty, O ye ministers of the Lord; who not only by day, but by night also, reverently wait upon him in his house, 1 Chronicles 9:33. Employ your hearts and tongues in his praises, ... read more
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