bible commentary on psalm 1

O give thanks unto the LORD. 1-2 All of Israel assembles at Jerusalem.

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Whatever the local circumstances which gave rise to this song it is evident that all its rich meaning was fulfilled when in the midst of that little company of perplexed.

. This psalm records well-intentioned but faithless advice of Davids friends when he was a fugitive from King Saul. The most useful method would be to go to the section of Scripture that you are interested in and selecting the button for a complete list of all commentaries and resources related to that. Oh magnify the LORD with me and let us exalt His name together.

Psalm 1061 Praise ye the LORD. Later when the work of rebuilding the walls began it only took 52 days to finish the job. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving And into His courts with praise.

In this psalm David speaks of the glory of God and how the glory of man and his destiny reflect upon God. Shout joyfully to the LORD all the earth. It is like crying ohhh or woe repeatedly.

The English words are sad even mournful but the words have an even sadder sound in the Hebrew language. I will bless the LORD at all times. He who keeps you.

Some believe that the Chief Musician is the Lord GOD Himself and others suppose him to be a leader of choirs or musicians in Davids time such as Heman the singer or Asaph 1 Chronicles 633 165-7 and 256. Psalm 1121 Praise ye the LORD. We stand in Christian unity Philippians 127.

5 who by his understanding made the heavens His love endures forever. I sought the LORD and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears Psalm 341. Psalm 34 begins beautifully.

Shout joyfully to the LORD all the earth. Campbell Morgan Martin Luther devoted thirty-six pages to this psalm expounding it in four important categories. That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodlyThe margin gives or wicked and this is probably the best rendering of the word used רשעיםThe righteous man is first described negatively under three heads.

Commentary on Psalm 1191-8 Read Psalm 1191-8 This psalm may be considered as the statement of a believers experience. We stand in the Lord Philippians 41. For he is good.

And he said I will love thee O LORD my strength. 1 Kings 8 The Dedication of the Temple A. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author.

It appears that Nehemiah prayed for four months before he did anything Nehemiah 11-4 and 21. For my soul trusteth in thee. 8 the sun to govern the day His love endures forever.

But he owns he shone as the moon doth with a borrowed light. Psalm 1371-3 which lead up to and explain the pathetic question of Psalm 1374 repeat nine times the pronoun ending nu meaning we or our which sounds mournful. For he is good.

Be merciful unto me O God be merciful unto me. This is the first of six times in this short psalm that the Hebrew word shamar translated keeps and preserve is used. For he is good.

4 What to do. Come to His house with thanks and praise. This is the shortest song in the whole collection but there is none greater or grander in its expression of praise G.

We will stand perfect and complete in the will of God Colossians 412. This song likely was composed after the exile in wondrous gratitude for Gods restoration and in prayer for a furtherance of that work. Joy beyond expression at the return from exile.

Because his mercy endureth for ever. The theme is that God. 6 who spread out the earth upon the waters His love endures forever.

As far as our views desires and affections agree with what is here expressed they come from the influences of the Holy Spirit and no further. I shall not. 4 The music of joyful song.

The pardoning mercy of God in Christ is the only source of a sinners happiness. 4 to him who alone does great wonders His love endures forever. 9 the moon and stars to govern the night.

Since the great news of Gods marvelous things Psalm 981 goes to the ends of the earth Psalm 983 it is right for all the earth to praise Yahweh. For his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 178 Keep me as the apple of the eye hide me under the shadow of thy wings Psalm 571 To the chief Musician Altaschith Michtam of David when he fled from Saul in the cave.

The title tells us both the authors and the audience of the psalm. 1 The glory of God in the earth and the heavens. God is our light as he shows us the state we are in by nature and practice and that into.

Be thankful to Him and bless His name. Ye highest and most glorious heavens the place of Gods throne and glorious presence as this phrase is used Deuteronomy 10141 Kings 827Nehemiah 96Psalm 11516. This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents.

Some believe that the Chief Musician is the LORD God Himself and others suppose him to be a leader of choirs or musicians in Davids time such as Heman the singer or Asaph 1 Chronicles 633 165-7 and 256Korah was a descendant of Levi Exodus 616-24. And in his law doth he meditate day and night. Yet that 52-day project had a four-month foundation of prayer.

David Guzik commentary on 1 Samuel 4 describes how the Ark of the Covenant is captured by the Philistines and the sons of Eli Hophni and Phinehas die. We do not feel this is the best method for using the Blue Letter Bible. Yea thy law is within my heart.

Psalm 7860-64 Jeremiah 712 and 269. For some the words of this psalm have been the last they have ever uttered in life James Montgomery Boice A. Psalm 181246 To the chief Musician A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

1 The fulfillment of the joyful. The Ark of the Covenant is brought to the temple. Now the psalmist pictures the people of God from all you lands Psalm 1001 entering through the gates and into the courts of.

The LORD is my shepherd. Psalm 1361 O give thanks unto the LORD. - Blessed is the man.

7 who made the great lights His love endures forever. The light which God communicated to him reflected upon them. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

It indicates the audience of the psalm the Chief Musician the author of the psalm of David and the sound of the psalm the instrument of Gath. The LORD as Shepherd sustains. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving.

The plainly seen glory of creation. To the Chief MusicianA Psalm of the sons of Korah. As another one of the Egyptian Hallel Psalms Psalms 113-118 sung by Jesus with His disciples on the night of His betrayal and arrest Matthew 2630 and Mark 1426 we can say with G.

Psalm 11968 Thou art good and doest good. Psalm 12 But his delight is in the law of the LORD. Break forth in song rejoice and sing praises.

Or ye starry heavens which also may well be so called because they are above the air which is often called heaven in Scripture Poole. 1 prophecy the Gentiles will participate in gospel blessings 2 revelation the kingdom of Christ is not earthly and temporal but rather heavenly. Yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge until these calamities be.

Psalm 1181 O give thanks unto the LORD. A Psalm of David. 19-22 More tragedy among the family of Eli.

The Lord is my light My counsellor in my difficulties and my comforter and deliverer in all my distresses. Davids subjects called him the light of Israel. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

For his mercy endureth for ever. My soul shall make its boast in the LORD. Literally blessings are to the manBut the Authorized Version exactly gives the sense comp.

It is the seventh in the series of 15 songs for pilgrims coming to Jerusalem. Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the chief fathers of the children of Israel to King Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David which is Zion. 1 A declaration and its immediate result.

Psalm 408 I delight to do thy will O my God. Ministers have used it to comfort people who are going through severe personal trials suffering illness or dying. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

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