PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Psalms
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 746,590 words · 1615 reading sections
Psalms 35:10
Psalms 35:10 Ver. 10. All my bones shall say,.... So, in a figurative sense, vexation and disquietude are ascribed to the bones, Ps 6:2; and sometimes joy and gladness, Ps 51:8. His soul is said to rejoice in Ps 35:9; and here his bones are said to show forth the praises of the Lord; and both together design the whole…
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Psalms 35:11 Ver. 11. False witnesses did rise up,.... Against David, saying he sought the hurt of Saul, 1Sa 24:9, as did against David's antitype, the Lord Jesus Christ, Mt 26:59; and against his apostles, Ac 24:5; and very frequently do they rise up and bear false witness against his people, which is a very heinous …
175 wordsSECTION 363Psalms 35:12
Psalms 35:12 Ver. 12. They rewarded me evil for good,.... For the good David did in killing Goliath, and slaying his ten thousands of the Philistines, and thereby saving his king and country, Saul and his courtiers envied him, and sought to slay him: so our Lord Jesus Christ, for all the good he did to the Jews, by he…
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Psalms 35:13 Ver. 13. But as for me, when they were sick,.... Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usu…
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Psalms 35:14 Ver. 14. I behaved myself as though [he had been] my friend [or] brother,.... Meaning either Saul or Doeg the Edomite, or some such evil man; somewhat like this he says of Ahithophel, Ps 41:9; and Arama thinks he is meant here; as Christ of Judas, whom he called friend, when he came to betray him; and who…
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Psalms 35:15 Ver. 15. But in mine adversity they rejoiced,.... Or "at my halting" {u}, either by means of falling into sin; good men are subject to slips and falls, and that to the dislocating or breaking of their bones, which cause them to go halting all their days; wicked men watch for their halting, as Jeremiah's f…
3,592 wordsSECTION 367Psalms 36:1
Psalms 36:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 36 To the chief Musician, [a Psalm] of David, the servant of the Lord. This title, which the psalmist takes to himself, regards him not only as a creature, every man being the servant of the Lord as such, of right, though not in fact; but as a king, he being a minister of God for goo…
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Psalms 36:2 Ver. 2. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,.... There are many self-flatterers; some on account of their worldly estate, that they are out of the reach of God and men, and regard neither; and that as they have much goods laid up, they shall enjoy them many years, and so never think of dying, nor of …
326 wordsSECTION 369Psalms 36:3
Psalms 36:3 Ver. 3. The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit,.... Not only sinful, but sin itself; his mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, of filthy and unchaste words, of corrupt communication, lying, deceit, and flattery; out of the abundance of the wickedness of his heart his mouth speaketh; and which …
177 wordsSECTION 370Psalms 36:4
Psalms 36:4 Ver. 4. He deviseth mischief upon his bed,.... He casts about in his mind on his pillow, when at leisure from all employment; and consults and contrives schemes how to compass his lusts, and to do injury to others, without doing which he cannot sleep; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good, in an …
141 wordsSECTION 371Psalms 36:5
Psalms 36:5 Ver. 5. Thy mercy, O Lord, [is] in the heavens,.... Meaning either the general mercy of God the earth is full of, and extends to all creatures; to which it is owing that wicked men before described are not consumed; and which reaches "up to the heavens" {d}, as the words are by some rendered, as their sins…
355 wordsSECTION 372Psalms 36:6
Psalms 36:6 Ver. 6. Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains,.... Or, "the mountains of God"; so called for their excellency, as the cedars of God, Ps 80:10; or, as Gussetius {e} observes, the greatest and highest mountains, which are here meant, reaching above the clouds and the region of the air, are the pill…
309 wordsSECTION 373Psalms 36:7
Psalms 36:7 Ver. 7. How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God,.... Which has appeared to men and not angels, to some and not others; to the chief of sinners, who are by nature children of wrath as others; in choosing, redeeming, and calling them, taking them into his family, and making them heirs of eternal glory; …
244 wordsSECTION 374Psalms 36:8
Psalms 36:8 Ver. 8. They shall be abundantly sallied with the fatness of thy house,.... By his "house" is meant the church of God, of his building, and where he dwells; by the fatness of it the provisions there, the word and ordinances, and the blessings of grace which they hold forth; and especially Christ, the fatte…
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Psalms 36:9 Ver. 9. For with thee [is] the fountain of life,.... Or "lives" {f}: God himself is the fountain of living waters; this is a reason proving the happiness of those that trust in the Lord, and that they shall enjoy the above things; because with God the object of their trust is the fountain of life; not only…
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Psalms 36:10 Ver. 10. O continue thy lovingkindness to them that know thee,.... That is, spiritually and experimentally; and such are they that trust in him and love him: and these are the objects of the love of God; not that their knowledge, faith, or love, are the cause of his love to them; but these things describe…
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Psalms 36:11 Ver. 11. Let not the foot of pride come against me,.... Meaning some proud enemy, such an one as Ahithophel, of whom R. Obadiah expounds, it, who lifted up his heel against him; and is applicable to any haughty enemy of Christ and his people, and particularly to antichrist, the man of sin, that exalts him…
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Psalms 36:12 Ver. 12. There are the workers, of iniquity fallen,.... Either in the pit they dug for others; or into hell, where they shall be turned at last; See Gill on "Ps 5:5" and See Gill on "Ps 6:8"; they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise; which will be the case of Babylon when fallen, Re 18:21, and t…
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Psalms 37:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 37 [A Psalm] of David. This psalm, it is very probable, was written at the same time, and upon the same occasion, with the former; and describes the different states of good and bad men; and is full of exhortations, instructions, and advice to the people of God; intermixed with vario…
232 wordsSECTION 380Psalms 37:2
Psalms 37:2 Ver. 2. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Which in the morning looks green, pretty, and flourishing, and in the evening is cut down, and then fades away; see Ps 90:5; and so the wicked prosper and flourish for a while, and then they perish with all their honour, …
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Psalms 37:3 Ver. 3. Trust in the Lord,.... Not in men, who are fading and perishing like the green grass and tender herb; nor in riches, which are very uncertain things; but in the Lord, in whom is everlasting strength; and with whom are riches and honour, yea, durable riches and righteousness; trust in him both for t…
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Psalms 37:4 Ver. 4. Delight thyself also in the Lord,.... In the persons in God, Father, Son, and Spirit; in the perfections of God, his power, goodness, faithfulness, wisdom, love, grace, and mercy; in his works of creation, providence, and redemption; in his word, his Gospel, the truths and ordinances of it; in his …
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Psalms 37:5 Ver. 5. Commit thy way unto the Lord,.... Or "thy works", as in Pr 16:3; that is, all the affairs and business of life, which are a man's ways in which he walks; not that men should sit still, be inactive, and do nothing, and leave all to be done by the Lord; but should seek direction of God in everything …
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Psalms 37:6 Ver. 6. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,.... That is, the good man having committed his cause to him that judgeth righteously, he will, in his own time, clearly make it appear that it is a righteous one, both to himself and others, in whatsoever obscurity it may have lain; and thy …
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Psalms 37:7 Ver. 7. Rest in the Lord,.... Or "be silent to the Lord" {p}; be still, and know that he is God; quietly submit to his will, and acquiesce in all the dispensations of his providence: it does not design a stupid indolence, or a stoical apathy, that we should be like sticks and stones, without any concern at…
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Psalms 37:8 Ver. 8. Cease from anger,.... Either at these wicked men who are so prosperous, or at God, who for the present suffers it; see Jon 4:9 Pr 19:3; and forsake wrath; which is anger wrought up to a greater degree; and the rather to be shunned and avoided, as being very disagreeable to the character of a good …
109 wordsSECTION 387Psalms 37:9
Psalms 37:9 Ver. 9. For evildoers shall be cut off,.... Though they flourish for a while, they shall be cut down like the grass or flower of the field, or they shall be cut off as branches from a flourishing tree; they shall be cut off from the earth, and rooted out of it by death or some desolating judgment; see Pr 2…
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Psalms 37:10 Ver. 10. For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be],.... Not that they shall be annihilated or reduced to nothing, because nonentities have no place nor being any where; when they die they shall lift up their eyes in hell; their bodies will rise again at the last day; they shall stand before …
144 wordsSECTION 389Psalms 37:11
Psalms 37:11 Ver. 11. But the meek shall inherit the earth,.... See Gill on "Ps 37:9"; of this character See Gill on "Ps 22:26". Our Lord seems to refer to this passage in Mt 5:5; and shall delight themselves is the abundance of peace; of spiritual peace enjoyed in a way of believing, arising from a comfortable view …
146 wordsSECTION 390Psalms 37:12
Psalms 37:12 Ver. 12. The wicked plotteth against the just,.... Forms schemes to make him uneasy, uncomfortable, and unhappy: and gnasheth upon him with his teeth: which expresses his malice and hatred, as David's enemies did upon him, Ps 35:16; and Stephen's, Ac 7:54.…
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Psalms 37:13 Ver. 13. The Lord shall laugh at him,.... Have him and his plots in derision, confound his schemes, and disappoint him of his designs, bring him into calamity, and laugh at it; see Ps 2:4; for he seeth that his day is coming; either the day of the Lord, which he has appointed to judge the world in, and w…
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Psalms 37:14 Ver. 14. The wicked have drawn out the sword,.... That is, out of the scabbard; they drew upon the righteous, in order to sheath it in them; or they sharpened the sword, as Aben Ezra observes some interpret the word; it may be literally rendered, "opened the sword" {q}, which before lay hid in the scabbar…
232 wordsSECTION 393Psalms 37:15
Psalms 37:15 Ver. 15. Their sword shall enter into their own heart,.... As Saul's did into his, 1Sa 31:4; and their bows shall be broken; the meaning is, that their efforts shall be fruitless, and their attempts in vain; the mischief they have contrived and designed for others shall fall upon themselves; see Ps 7:15;…
68 wordsSECTION 394Psalms 37:16
Psalms 37:16 Ver. 16. A little that a righteous man hath,.... It is the portion of the righteous, for the most part, to have but little of this world's goods; some indeed have been rich, as Abraham, Lot, David, Joseph of Arimathea, and others; but, generally speaking, the wicked have the largest share of worldly thing…
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Psalms 37:17 Ver. 17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,.... That is, their sword arm, with which they have drawn it; and so shall not be able to strike with it; and with which they have bent their bows, but shall not be able to shoot: and this proves, what is before suggested, that their efforts shall be fru…
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Psalms 38:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 38 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. This psalm was composed by David under some sore affliction, and when in great distress of mind by reason of sin, perhaps his sin with Bathsheba; and was written as a memorial of his sense of sin, of his great afflictions, and deliverance…
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Psalms 38:2 Ver. 2. For thine arrows stick fast in me,.... Meaning either words with which as a father the Lord rebuked him; and which were sharp and cutting, entered into him and abode with him, and gave him much pain and uneasiness; and by which he concluded that his rebukes were in wrath and hot displeasure; such a…
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Psalms 38:3 Ver. 3. [There is] no soundness in my flesh, because of thine anger,.... Such was the nature of the affliction the psalmist laboured under, and which he took to be an effect of the anger of God towards him, that the whole frame of nature was affected with it, and from the crown of the head to, the soles of…
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Psalms 38:4 Ver. 4. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head,.... Like an inundation of waters, as the waves and billows of the sea; for the waters to come up to the neck or chin shows great danger; but when they go over the head the case is desperate, and a person is sinking and drowning; compare with this Ps 69:1…
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Psalms 38:5 Ver. 5. My wounds stink, [and] are corrupt,.... Meaning his sins, which had wounded him, and for which there is no healing but in a wounded Saviour, and by his stripes we are healed, Isa 53:5; where the same word is used as here; Christ's black and blue stripes and wounds, as the word signifies, are the he…
146 wordsSECTION 401Psalms 38:6
Psalms 38:6 Ver. 6. I am troubled,.... Discomposed and perplexed in mind; his thoughts were disturbed and irregular, and in the utmost confusion and distress: this trouble was not only on account of the affliction that was upon him, but chiefly because of his sin; and which was increased by the view he had of the disp…
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Psalms 38:7 Ver. 7. For my loins are filled with a loathsome [disease],.... The word here used has the signification of burning {k}; and the Targum renders it, "my loins are filled with burning"; a burning fever was upon him, or there was an inflammation in those parts; a hot burning ulcer, which might be nauseous; an…
361 wordsSECTION 403Psalms 38:8
Psalms 38:8 Ver. 8. I am feeble,.... Both in body, natural strength being weakened by the affliction, and dried up like a potsherd by the heat of the distemper; and in soul, being weak in the exercise of faith and other graces. The word is used of Jacob, fainting at and disbelieving the news of his son Joseph being al…
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Psalms 38:9 Ver. 9. Lord, all my desire [is] before thee,.... To be delivered from his afflictions, to have a discovery and application of pardoning grace, and to have communion with his God: the desire of his soul was unto these things; and it was some satisfaction to him that it was before the Lord, and known unto h…
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Psalms 38:10 Ver. 10. My heart panteth,.... Or "goes about" {m}; runs here and there, and finds no rest; as Aben Ezra interprets the word from the Targum he cites; though the Targum we have renders it, "my heart shakes with fear", or dread, as persons in a fever. Jarchi interprets the word, surrounded with grief; it d…
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Psalms 38:11 Ver. 11. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore,.... As if it was a plague sore, lest they should be infected with it; or because they could not bear the stench of his wounds, and the loathsomeness of his disease, or to see him in his agonies, and hear his roaring and his groans, Ps 38:2; or as…
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Psalms 38:12 Ver. 12. They also that seek after my life,.... His avowed and implacable enemies, whom nothing would satisfy but the taking away of his life: these came too near him; for these, he says, lay snares [for me], as Satan does for the souls of men, as the Jews did for Christ, and as wicked men do for the sai…
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Psalms 38:13 Ver. 13. But I, as a deaf [man], heard not,.... He acted the part of a deaf man, and made as if he did not hear the mischievous things his enemies spoke; as Saul, when the sons of Belial spoke against him and despised him, 1Sa 10:27; and as our Lord when his enemies accused him, Mt 27:12; and [I was] as …
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Psalms 38:14 Ver. 14. Thus I was as a man that heareth not,.... Any thing that is said unto him; he took no more notice of it than if he had never heard it; but bore all the railings and calumnies of men with calmness and patience; and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs; as if he had nothing to say for himself, in vind…
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Psalms 38:15 Ver. 15. For in thee, O Lord, do I hope,.... That he would plead his cause against his accusers and revilers, and who sought his hurt; that he should be delivered out of their hands, and out of all his afflictions; that he should be healed of his diseases, both of soul and body, under which he laboured; a…
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Psalms 39:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 39 To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, a Psalm of David. Some take Jeduthun to be the name of a musical instrument, as Jarchi, on which, and others the first word of a song, to the tune of which, this psalm was sung, as Aben Ezra; though it seems best, with Kimchi and others, …
751 wordsSECTION 412Psalms 39:2
Psalms 39:2 Ver. 2. I was dumb with silence,.... Quite silent, as if he had been a dumb man, and could not speak; so he was before men, especially wicked men, and under the afflicting hand of God; see Ps 39:9; thus he put his resolution into practice; I held my peace, [even] from good; that is, he said neither good n…
311 wordsSECTION 413Psalms 39:3
Psalms 39:3 Ver. 3. My heart was hot within me,.... Either with zeal for God; or rather with envy at the prosperity of wicked men, and with impatience at his own afflictions; while I was musing the fire burned; not the fire of the divine word, while he was meditating upon it, which caused his heart to burn within him…
196 wordsSECTION 414Psalms 39:4
Psalms 39:4 Ver. 4. Lord, make me to know mine end,.... Not Christ, the end of the law for righteousness, as Jerom interprets it; nor how long he should live, how many days, months, and years more; for though they are known of God, they are not to be known by men; but either the end of his afflictions, or his, latter …
275 wordsSECTION 415Psalms 39:5
Psalms 39:5 Ver. 5. Behold, thou hast made my days [as] an handbreadth,.... These words, with the following clause, are the psalmist's answer to his own inquiries; or rather a correction of his inquiry and impatience, showing how needless it was to ask such questions, and be impatient to die, when it was so clear and …
635 wordsSECTION 416Psalms 39:6
Psalms 39:6 Ver. 6. Surely every man walketh in a vain show,.... Or "in an image" {z}; not "in the image of the Lord", as the Targum; in the image in which God created man, for that is lost; nor in that which is stamped on men in regeneration; for every man does not walk in that; rather in the image of fallen man, in …
509 wordsSECTION 417Psalms 39:7
Psalms 39:7 Ver. 7. And now, Lord, what wait I for?.... Look for, or expect, in this view of things? not long life, since the days of man are so short, and his age as nothing; not help from man, since he is altogether vanity; not riches and honour, since they are such poor, fading, perishing things; but the glories of…
131 wordsSECTION 418Psalms 39:8
Psalms 39:8 Ver. 8. Deliver me from all my transgressions,.... Which were the cause and occasion of all his distresses, inward and outward; and the deliverance prayed for includes a freedom from the dominion of sin, which is by the power of efficacious grace; and from the guilt of sin, which is by the application of t…
248 wordsSECTION 419Psalms 39:9
Psalms 39:9 Ver. 9. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth,.... This refers either to his former silence, before he broke it, Ps 39:1, or to what he after that came into again, when he had seen the folly of his impatience, the frailty of his life, the vanity of man, and all human affairs, and had been directed to place his…
327 wordsSECTION 420Psalms 39:10
Psalms 39:10 Ver. 10. Remove thy stroke away from me,.... The psalmist still considers his affliction as coming from the hand of God, as his stroke upon him, and which lay as a heavy burden on him, and which God only could remove; and to him he applies for the removal of it, who is to be sought unto by his people to d…
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