LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: Psalms 132:1.-David's zeal for building Yahweh's house is the plea that Yahweh should remember him and his race now in affliction (Psalms 132:1); his zeal appeared in his bringing the ark of God's strength from the fields of the wood (the forest town... [ Continue Reading ]
How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; THE MIGHTY GOD OF JACOB - from .... [ Continue Reading ]
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; SURELY I WILL NOT COME INTO THE TABERNACLE OF MY HOUSE, NOR GO UP INTO MY BED - not literally, but virtually: I will come into my house as though I did not come into it, and go up into my bed as though I did not go in... [ Continue Reading ]
_I WILL NOT GIVE SLEEP TO MINE EYES, OR SLUMBER TO MINE EYELIDS,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. LO, WE HEARD OF IT AT EPHRATAH - David's words after he had so far attained his wish, that the ark had been brought up to Zion. When we were at Ephratah (the old name for Bethlehem) - i:e., in David's youth, we knew of the ark... [ Continue Reading ]
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. WE WILL GO INTO HIS TABERNACLES; WE WILL WORSHIP AT HIS FOOTSTOOL - the language of David and the people at the dedication of the ark on Zion. The ark is "His footstool" (). Compare as to our duty, corresponding to the people's mutu... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. ARISE, O LORD, INTO THY REST; THOU, AND THE ARK OF THY STRENGTH. LET THY PRIESTS ... THY SAINTS SHOUT FOR JOY (like ; ) - from Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple (). 'The ark of the Lord's strength' (cf. ) is the ark,... [ Continue Reading ]
For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. FOR THY SERVANT DAVID'S SAKE TURN NOT AWAY THE FACE OF THINE ANOINTED - (cf. above; ). "Thine anointed" is David, as the original words of Solomon and the parallelism here prove (cf. ; ). Again and again we find that 'for Davi... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. THE LORD HATH SWORN IN TRUTH ( ) UNTO DAVID. To doubt after such an oath would be to blasphemously insult God (Psalms 89:3; ). OF THE FRUIT OF THY BODY WILL I SET UPON THY TH... [ Continue Reading ]
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. IF THY CHILDREN WILL KEEP MY COVENANT AND MY TESTIMONY THAT I SHALL TEACH THEM, THEIR CHILDREN SHALL ALSO SIT UPON THY THRONE FOR EVERMORE. This condition, w... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. FOR THE LORD HATH CHOSEN ZION; HE HATH DESIRED IT FOR HIS HABITATION. As Zion's welfare is inseparably associated with David's throne, Yahweh's choice of Zion as His seat involves as a consequence the restoration of David's ra... [ Continue Reading ]
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. THIS IS MY REST FOREVER: HERE WILL I DWELL; FOR I HAVE DESIRED IT - (.) The Lord's answer is exactly consonant to the prayer. , "Arise, O Lord, into thy rest.... [ Continue Reading ]
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. I WILL ABUNDANTLY BLESS HER PROVISION: I WILL SATISFY HER POOR WITH BREAD - (; ; .)... [ Continue Reading ]
I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. I WILL ALSO CLOTHE HER PRIESTS WITH SALVATION - (, "with righteousness:" cf. ). AND HER SAINTS SHALL SHOUT ALOUD FOR JOY - namely, at their salvation (). How immediately and how fully doth God's answer ech... [ Continue Reading ]
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. THERE WILL I MAKE THE HORN OF DAVID TO BUD. "There" - namely, in Zion I will make David's race to rise from depression to eminence in kingly dignity (cf. ). applies the prophecy to Messiah. A horn is the symbol... [ Continue Reading ]
His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. HIS ENEMIES WILL I CLOTHE WITH SHAME - with disappointment in their hope of glorying over his downfall. HIS ENEMIES WILL I CLOTHE WITH SHAME - with disappointment in their hope of glorying over his downfall. BUT U... [ Continue Reading ]