xxxv. 88, "Ye ehBll not polluto the IBnd iii. 15-29), by Shamgar (Judg. iii. 31), by wherein ye Bre." The "innocent blood" Deborah and Barak (Jnrlg. iv. 4-24), by ehed in the lBnd is often declBred to have Gideon (Judg. vii. 19-25), by Jephthah been the especio.l co.use of God's nnger Judg. xi. 12-38), by Samson (Judg. xv. ago.inst Iarnel, o.nd of his final casting (8-20), anrl finally by David (2 Sam. v. away of his inheritBnce (2 Kings xxiv. 4; 22-25). But they provoked him with their lsB. !ix. 7; Jcr. vii. 6; xxii. 8, 17, etc.). counsel; rather, they toere rebellious in their Ver. 89.-Thua were theY:defiled with their counsel (see the Revised Veraion). And own works. 'l'he hen.then "works," which were brought low for their iniquity; rather, they adopted from them (ver. 35), hBd in their iniquity (comp. Lev. xxvi. 39). become •• their own works," and ma.de them Ver. 44.-N e?ertheless he regarded their a "defiled " and "polluted" people. And affliction; or, " he sa,v them in their went a-whoring with their own inventions; tronble," i.e. he looked on them, and had i.e." becBmespirituallyo.dulterous," deserted regard to tliem (see 2 Kings xvii. 13; 2 God, o.nd were unfaithful to him (comp. Chron. xxxvi. 15). When he hearJ their Ezek. xxiii. 2-21 ; Hos. ii. 2-5). cry. As God " heard the cry" of his Ver. 40.-Therefore was the wrath of the people, when they suffered oppression in Lord kindled against his people (comp. Pa. Egvpt (Exod. ii. 23; iii. 7, 9), so also in lxxviii. 58, 59). Insomuch that he abhorred their other oppressions (Judg. iii. 9, 15; iv. his own inheritanoe (soe Ps. lxxviii. 62). 3; vi. 6; x. 10; I Sam. xii. 10, II, etc.), It justly increased God's anger that if they did but humble themselves and the sinners were his own people, his own "cry" to him, he al ways hearkened and inheritance. gave them deliverance (1 Cliron. v. 20; Ver. 41.-And he gave them into the 2 Chron. xii. 7; xh-. 11, 12; xx. 4-24; hand of the heathen. This is the great· xxxii. 20, 21; xxxiii. 11-13). lesson tBught by Jewish history, and Ver. 45.-And he remembered for them especially impressed upon us by Judges his covenant. According to the promise in and Chronicles. When a nBtion sins, it is Lev. xxvi. 42. And repented according to delivered over to its enemies, partly for the multitude of his mercies (comp. Exod. punishment, partly to lead it to repent- xxxii. 14; 2 Sam. xxiv. 16; 1 Chron. ni. ance. Israel was delivered into the hand, 15; Jer. xxvi. 19, etc.). The expression first, of Mesopotnmia (Judg. iii. 10), then is anthropomorphic, and mast he understood of Moab (Judg. iii. 12), next of the so as not to clash with the declaration, Philistines (Judg. iii. 81), then of the "God is not a mo.n, that he should repent " Canaanitee (Judg. iv. 2), later on of Midian (l Sam. xv. 29). (Judg. vi. I), still later of Ammon (Judg. Ver. 46.-He made them also to be pitied x. 7-18), and then of the Philistines once o! all those that carried them captives. more (Judg. xiii. I)-on each occasion Solomon had pmyed that so it might be because of some flagrant sins, and suffered (1 Kings viii. 50). The fBct that com- chastisement until it repented. So we are passion was shown to many of the captives told in Chronicles with respect to the in- appears from 2 Kings xxv. 27-30; Dan, i. vasions of Shishak (2 Chron. xii. 2-5), of 8-5, 19 ; ii. 49; iii. 30; vi. 28 ; Ezra i. Pu! (1 Ohron. v. 25, 26), of Tiglath-pileser 4-6; Neh. i. 11; ii. 1-8. (2 Chron. xxviii. 19, 20), and of Nebuchad- nezzar (2 Chron. xxxvi. 18-17), that they Ver. 47.-The historical portion of the were on account of the people's transgres- pso.lm here euds, and the writer, in a brief sions. God" slew" them, that they might epilogue, returns to the topic of prayer (see "seek him," and the ordinary result was, vers. 4, 5), only substituting now for the that they "turned themselves, and inquired personal supplications of the prologue, a after God." And they that hated them ruled over then1. Chushan-rishatho.im for general prayer for the entire nation, and eight years (Judg. iii. 8), Eglon for eighteen especially for its deliverBnce from captivity. (Judg. iii. 14), Jabin for twenty (Judg. iv. "It oan scarcely be doubted," as Deau 3), the Midiauites for seven (Judg. vi. I), Johnson well observes, " that the words of the Ammonites for eighteen (Judg. x. 8), ver. 47 refer to delivorauco from the Baby- the Philistines for forty (Judg. xiii. 1). lonish oaptivity," which wus the only one Ver. 42.-Their enemies o.lso oppressed them (see Judg. iv. 8; x. 8; 1 Sam. ix. 16; that involved the dispersion of the whole etc.). And they were brought into subjeotion people, and the suspension of the liturgical under their hand. (For pictures of the offering of thanks and praise. "subjection," see Judg. iv. 6-11; I Sam, xiii. 19, 20.) Ver.47.-Saveus,O Lordonr God. Contrnst Ver. 43.-Many times did he deliver them. with this the " remember me" of ver. 4. The By Othniel (Judg. iii. 9), by Ehud (Judg. review of the national history has quickened THE BOOK OF PSALMS, [PS, CVI, 1-48,
the pBlllrnist's sym prLlh ies and widened them. Ver. 48.-Blesaed be the Lord God of Previoualy be prayed only for himoolf, Now Israel from everlasting to everlasting. it will not content hin1 unless the people '.rhis verse is not so much a part of the generally are •• saved." And gather ne particufar psalm, as n mark thnt here m1othcr from among the heathen. (On the wide Book of the Psalms has rerLOhed its c,m- ,!ispersion of the Ism.elites Rt the time of clusion (oomp. P~s. xli. 18; lxxii, 19; the Babylonian capti\•ity, see the comment lxxxix. 52). The form hns, however, boon on ver. 27.) To give thanks nnto thy holy modified so o.s to make it run on smoothly Name, and to triumph in thy praise. Thie with the verse immediately preceding, is spoken of e.s the consequence of the And let all the people say. In their pmises gathering together, Dispersion could not, and thanks to God (see var. 47). Amen. of course, prevc11t the rendering of praise Praise ye the Lord. The other terminal nnd thanks by individual Israelites (Dan. psalms end with "Amen and Amen ; " hero vi. 10); but it had stopped the united alone do we have "Amen. Praise ye the Ii turgical expression of them. On the Lord," the intention being evidently that restoration of the Israelites to their own the last words of the psalm should be a11 land, this was resumed (Ezra iii. 2-11). echo of the first (see ver. 1),