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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Psalms
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 746,590 words · 1615 reading sections
Psalms 63:6
Psalms 63:6 Ver. 6. When I remember thee upon my bed,.... Or "beds" {q}; seeing he lay in many, as Kimchi observes, being obliged to flee from place to place. The sense is, that when he was on his bed in the night season, when alone, and free from worldly cares and fatigues, and called to mind the love of God to him, …
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Psalms 63:7 Ver. 7. Because thou hast been my help,.... Or, "that thou hast been my help" {s}; and so the words may be considered as the subject of his meditation in the night watches, at least as a part of it; and as what gave him a great deal of pleasure to reflect upon, how the Lord had been in times past a present…
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Psalms 63:8 Ver. 8. My soul followeth hard after thee,.... In a way of duty, and in the use of means; as prayer, meditation, &c. though at a distance from the house of God, and worship of it; that he might not lose sight of him; that he might know more of him, and have more communion with him; being drawn after him wi…
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Psalms 63:9 Ver. 9. But those [that] seek my soul to destroy it,.... Meaning his life; for as for his soul, that was immaterial and immortal, and could never be destroyed by man: but as for his natural life, his enemies laid snares for that, and sought to take it away, and nothing less would satisfy them; shall go in…
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Psalms 63:10 Ver. 10. They shall fall by the sword,.... As Saul, his sons, and mighty men, did, 1Sa 31:4; or, "they shall make him pour out" {u}; that is, his blood, "by the hands" or "[means] of the sword"; meaning either some principal enemy, as Saul in particular, or everyone of his enemies; who should be thrust wi…
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Psalms 63:11 Ver. 11. But the king shall rejoice in God,.... Not Saul, as R. Obadiah; as if David wished him well, and that he might have reason to rejoice in God, though he sought his hurt; which sense is rejected by Abea Ezra: but either David, who speaks of himself as king, being anointed by Samuel, and who, upon t…
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Psalms 64:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 64 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. This psalm is applied by R. Obadiah to Haman and Mordecai. The enemy is Haman, the perfect man shot at is Mordecai; about whom Haman communed with his friends to lay snares for him, and searched diligently for occasions against him and his …
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Psalms 64:2 Ver. 2. Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked,.... The word used denotes both the place where wicked men meet together for consultation; see Ge 49:6; and the counsel itself they there take; from the bad effects of which the psalmist desired to be hid and preserved. So Saul and his courtiers secretl…
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Psalms 64:3 Ver. 3. Who whet their tongue like a sword,.... Use cutting, wounding, killing, and devouring words; on which they set an edge, and make them keener and keener to hurt and ruin the characters and reputations of good men, and grieve and distress their minds; [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, […
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Psalms 64:4 Ver. 4. That they may shoot in secret at the perfect,.... Meaning himself, who though not without sin, and far from perfection in himself, in the sight of God and with respect to his righteous law, which was exceeding broad; and therefore he saw an end of all perfection, and desired that God would not ente…
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Psalms 64:5 Ver. 5. They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter,.... Or "strengthen him" {c}; that is, Saul, by making use of arguments and reasonings to induce him to go on in his wicked persecution of David; or they strengthened and hardened themselves in their wickedness, as Saul's courtiers and the enemies of Ch…
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Psalms 64:6 Ver. 6. They search out iniquities,.... The Targum adds, "to destroy the just.'' Either occasions against them, by charging them with sin and hiring false witnesses against them, as did the enemies both of David and Christ; they sought for proper time and opportunity of committing the iniquities they wer…
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Psalms 64:7 Ver. 7. But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow,.... With one or other of his four judgments; famine, pestilence, sword, and wild beasts, Eze 14:21; which he brings upon wicked men; and may be compared to arrows, as they are, Eze 5:16; because they move swiftly. The judgment of wicked men lingereth not…
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Psalms 64:8 Ver. 8. So shall they make their own tongue to fall upon themselves,.... The evil things they have wished for, threatened unto, and imprecated on others, shall come upon themselves; the curses they have cursed others with shall come upon themselves; the pit they have dug for others, they fall into. So Hama…
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Psalms 64:9 Ver. 9. And all men shall fear,.... Either God himself, or his judgments: they shall be frightened at them, learn righteousness by them, worship God, and give glory to him; they shall fear him as King of saints, his judgments being made manifest; not with a slavish fear, but with reverence and godly fear; …
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Psalms 64:10 Ver. 10. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord,.... They rejoice at the vengeance executed on the wicked; but then their joy centres in the Lord: it is not at the ruin of the wicked, simply considered, but because of the glory of God's justice displayed therein, and of his grace and mercy to them. They …
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Psalms 65:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 65 To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Some copies of the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions read "a song of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, "sung" by the people of the captivity, when they were about to come out;'' and some copies have "Haggai": but though it is possible …
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Psalms 65:2 Ver. 2. O thou that hearest prayer,.... So as to answer it sooner or later, in one way or another, and always in the fittest time, and in the best way; so as to fulfil the requests and supply the wants of men, so far as may be for their good, and God's glory; which is a proof of the omnipresence, omniscien…
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Psalms 65:3 Ver. 3. Iniquities prevail against me,.... Or, "are mightier than I" {h}; this may be understood either of the iniquities of others, his enemies; their "words of iniquities" {i} or iniquitous words, as in the Hebrew text; their calumnies, reproaches, false charges, and accusations, which prevailed against …
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Psalms 65:4 Ver. 4. Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest,.... In eternity; both to grace and glory; for such have true faith in Christ given them, called the faith of God's elect, and shall never perish: they are effectually called by the grace of God, and are justified by the righteousness of Christ, and shall be …
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Psalms 65:5 Ver. 5. [By] terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us,.... Not by afflictive dispensations of Providence, which, though disagreeable to flesh and blood, and are sometimes terrible to good men, when they apprehend the wrath of God in them, and look upon them as punishments for sin; yet these are…
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Psalms 65:6 Ver. 6. Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains,.... In the first creation and formation of them, when they were settled on their basis so firmly that they are rarely removed, and when they are it is something extraordinary. Some understand this of the Lord's preparing the mountains with the rain …
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Psalms 65:7 Ver. 7. Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves,.... By a word speaking; as our Lord did when here on earth, and which was a proof and evidence of his eternal power and Godhead. These figurative expressions are interpreted by the next clause; and the tumult of the people: of wicked …
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Psalms 65:8 Ver. 8. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens,.... The tokens of his wrath and displeasure at wicked men, seen in the punishments inflicted on them, which cause them to fear and tremble. Some interpret them of the sun, moon, and stars, which are set for "signs", as the word {…
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Psalms 65:9 Ver. 9. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it,.... So the Lord looked upon the earth, quickly after its formation, before rain came upon it, and he watered the whole face of the ground, Ge 2:5; so he cared for the land of Judea in particular, and watered it with the rain of heaven, De 11:11; see 2Sa 21:…
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Psalms 65:10 Ver. 10. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly,.... Kimchi calls them the eminences of the earth, the little hills, the higher parts of ploughed land; those which lie between furrow and furrow seem to be meant, which being watered with rain become lower, and are made fruitful: these may denote such …
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Psalms 65:11 Ver. 11. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness,.... The whole circling year, from one end of it to the other; particularly that season of it when the harvest is gathered in; the seed being sown, the earth watered, the springing of it blessed, and the corn brought to perfection, the year is crowned with…
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Psalms 65:12 Ver. 12. They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness,.... As well as upon the ploughed land, and turn them into a fruitful field; which may denote the Gentile world, whither the Gospel was sent by Christ, and preached by his apostles; and whose doctrines dropped as the rain, and prospered to the thing…
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Psalms 66:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 66 To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. This psalm does not bear the name of David in the title of it, yet is generally thought to be one of his; but because the plural number is used in it, which is not so common in David's psalms, Aben Ezra is of opinion it is not his, but wri…
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Psalms 66:2 Ver. 2. Sing forth the honour of his name,.... Meaning not any particular names of the Messiah, such as in Isa 9:6; or his name "Jesus", a Saviour; though they are all honourable and glorious, and furnish out sufficient matter for a song: but rather that by which he was made known to the sons of men, his G…
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Psalms 66:3 Ver. 3. Say unto God,.... Or, "concerning God" {t}, as some; or, "before God", as the Targum; say to him as follows, in psalms and hymns of praise: how terrible art thou in thy works! or "reverend" {u}; to be feared and reverenced with a godly fear on account of them; such as the works of nature and provi…
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Psalms 66:4 Ver. 4. All the earth shall worship thee,.... The Messiah, who is equal with God; the Creator of men; the Redeemer of his people; the Head of the church, and King of saints; their Lord, and therefore to be worshipped; with internal worship, in the exercise of faith, hope, and love; and with external worshi…
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Psalms 66:5 Ver. 5. Come and see the works of God,.... Of the Messiah, God manifest in the flesh; those divine works which he did when here on earth; his miraculous works, which were proofs of his deity and Messiahship; his preaching the Gospel, in so divine a manner as never man did; his works of obedience to the law…
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Psalms 66:6 Ver. 6. He turned the sea into dry [land],.... The Red sea, or sea of Zuph, as the Targum; by causing a strong east wind to blow, which made it dry, so that the children of Israel passed through it on dry ground, Ex 14:21. Or, "he turneth" {y}; for though the allusion is to the making the Red sea dry land,…
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Psalms 66:7 Ver. 7. He ruleth by his power forever,.... Christ is the Ruler in Israel, King over his holy hill of Zion; who must reign till all enemies are put under his feet. He rules in the kingdom of nature and providence by his power, and does whatsoever he pleases; nor can any stay his hand. He rules in the kingd…
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Psalms 66:8 Ver. 8. O bless our God, ye people,.... In all countries, that know the Lord and fear him; ascribe blessing, and honour and glory, to Christ our God, on account of his works, actions, perfections, kingdom and power; and because of the destruction of those who are rebels to his government; and make the voi…
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Psalms 66:9 Ver. 9. Which holdeth our soul in life,.... Or, "putteth our soul in life" {b}, or "among the living", which is not to be understood of infusing a living soul in man, nor of the preservation of natural life, which is common to all men; but of appointing and ordaining them unto eternal life, as the Targum; …
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Psalms 66:10 Ver. 10. For thou, O God, hast proved us,.... And by the experiment found them to be true and faithful; to have the truth of grace, and the root of the matter in them; not reprobate silver, or their grace counterfeit grace; but of the right kind, solid and substantial; thou hast tried us as silver is tri…
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Psalms 66:11 Ver. 11. Thou broughtest us into the net,.... That is, suffered them to be taken in the net of wicked men, which they laid and spread for them; whereby they were drawn either into bad principles or bad practices, or into ruinous circumstances; though the Lord does not leave his own people there, but break…
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Psalms 66:12 Ver. 12. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads,.... Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it of the kings and nations of the world ruling over Israel; and may very well design the Heathen powers and antichristian states tyrannizing over Christian people. The word in the original text is singular, "a man" {c},…
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Psalms 67:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 67 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song. According to the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, this psalm is a psalm of David; and very probably it was written by him, since the spirit and language of it agree with that sweet singer of Israel, tho…
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Psalms 67:2 Ver. 2. That thy way may be known upon earth,.... God's way and method of grace, in the salvation of sinners; the contrivance of it in Christ, the impetration of it by him, and the application of it by his Spirit; and the way of sinners to him through Christ, the way, the truth, and the life, the new and l…
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Psalms 67:3 Ver. 3. Let the people praise thee, O God,.... Let them have occasion to praise God, the people of the Jews, for the mission of Christ, and for the blessings of grace and peace with him; let all the people praise thee; all the nations of the world, for making known the way of life and grace, and the savin…
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Psalms 67:4 Ver. 4. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy,.... As they were glad, and did sing for joy, and glorified God, when Christ was made known, and the Gospel was preached unto them, Ac 8:5. for thou shalt judge the people righteously; meaning not the people of the world at the last day, at the general ju…
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Psalms 67:5 Ver. 5. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. See Gill on "Ps 67:3". This is repeated from that preceding verse to show the earnest desire of the church that it might be so; or that there might be an occasion for it; the ardour of her mind, and fervency of her petitions, and ho…
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Psalms 67:6 Ver. 6. [Then] shall the earth yield her increase,.... Not literally the land of Israel, as in some copies of the Targum, and as Kimchi interprets it; see Le 26:3; but mystically and spiritually the church of God in the times of the Messiah, Eze 34:23; the word of God preached in the world is the seed sown…
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Psalms 67:7 Ver. 7. God shall bless us,.... The Holy Spirit blesses with regenerating and renewing grace; with faith, comfort, joy and peace, by shedding abroad in the heart the love of the Father and the Son; by applying precious promises; by testifying adoption; by making meet for heaven and happiness, and working u…
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Psalms 68:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 68 To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. The Targum makes the argument of this psalm to be the coming of the children of Israel out of Egypt, and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai; in which it is followed by many of the Jewish interpreters: but Aben Ezra rejects such …
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Psalms 68:2 Ver. 2. As smoke is driven away, so drive [them] away,.... This both describes the character of wicked men, Christ's enemies; as their darkness and ignorance, their will worship and superstition, and their detestableness to God, Re 9:2; and the manner of their destruction; which is as easily brought about …
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Psalms 68:3 Ver. 3. But let the righteous be glad,.... At the incarnation of Christ, which is matter of joy to all people that believe in him; as did Zacharias and Elisabeth, who were both righteous, and also Simeon; and at his resurrection from the dead, since it is for their justification, by which they are denomina…
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Psalms 68:4 Ver. 4. Sing unto God,.... Manifest in the flesh, risen from the dead, ascended on high, set down at the right hand of his divine Father; having exerted his great strength in their redemption; and therefore should sing the song of redeeming love, with grace and melody in their hearts, unto him; sing prais…
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Psalms 68:5 Ver. 5. A father of the fatherless,.... In a literal sense, so as to show mercy to them, take care of then}, and protect them; and this is a character which the great God often assumes, partly to express his power and providence over such, and partly to signify his tenderness, mercy, and goodness to them; …
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Psalms 68:6 Ver. 6. God setteth the solitary in families,.... Which the Jewish writers generally understand of an increase of families, with children in lawful marriage; see Ps 113:9; an instance of which we have in Abraham and Sarah; from which single or solitary ones, when joined in marriage, sprung a numerous offsp…
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Psalms 68:7 Ver. 7. O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people,.... In the pillar of cloud, and in the pillar of fire, as the Targum adds; and this divine Person was the Son of God, the Angel of his presence, in whom his name was, even his name JAH or Jehovah before mentioned; when thou didst march through the …
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Psalms 68:8 Ver. 8. The earth shook,.... Not only about Sinai, but in other places; see Ps 114:1. It may also design the dread and trembling of the inhabitants of the earth, when they heard of the wonderful things God did for his people, Ex 15:14; the heavens also dropped at the presence of God; the Targum supplies, …
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Psalms 68:9 Ver. 9. Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain,.... Not of water literally taken, as when the Israelites passed through the sea, Ps 77:17; or when the thunderings and lightnings were on Mount Sinai, at the giving of the law, which are commonly attended with rain, Ex 19:16; or in the land of Canaan, which…
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Psalms 68:10 Ver. 10. Thy congregation hath dwelt therein,.... That is, in the Lord's inheritance, in the midst of his church and people. The word for "congregation" signifies "beasts" or "living creatures" {w}: some understand them of the Gentiles, who, before the Gospel came among them, were comparable to such; but,…
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Psalms 69:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 69 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David. Of the word "shoshannim", See Gill on "Ps 45:1", title. The Targum renders it, "concerning the removal of the sanhedrim;'' which was about the time of Christ's death. The Talmudists {t} say, that forty years before the d…
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Psalms 69:2 Ver. 2. I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing,.... Which signifies not despair of mind, but difficult and distressed circumstances; the Messiah now bearing the filthy sins of his people, and the punishment of them, and so was got into the horrible pit, the mire and clay; See Gill on "Ps 40:2"; …
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Psalms 69:3 Ver. 3. I am weary of my crying,.... In his distress; when, bearing the punishment both of loss and sense, he cried unto God; he prayed earnestly, with great intenseness and fervency of spirit; he offered supplications, with strong cryings and tears, insomuch that he calls it a roaring: and whereas there w…
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