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Verse Psalms 73:9. _SET THEIR MOUTH AGAINST THE HEAVENS_] They
blaspheme God, ridicule religion, mock at Providence, and laugh at a
future state.
_THEIR TONGUE WALKETH THROUGH THE EARTH._] They find...
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THEY SET THEIR MOUTH AGAINST THE HEAVENS - Compare Revelation 13:6.
Literally, “They set their mouth in heaven,” or in the heavens.
The idea is, they speak as if they were “in” the heavens; as if
they...
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III. THE LEVITICUS SECTION: BOOK THREE: PSALM 73-89
The third division of the book of Psalms corresponds in character to
the third book of the Pentateuch, the book of Leviticus. That is the
book of th...
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BOOK III. PSS. LXXIII.- LXXXIX.
LXXIII. The Hope of Immortality. Here the Psalter reaches its highest
elevation. Job, in Job 19:25 f.*, believes that God will vindicate his
innocence even after death...
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THE HEAVENS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for God,
Who dwells there.
TONGUE WALKETH. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia._
EARTH. Supply the Ellipsis, by adding "[they say]". "Let His...
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The A.V. gives a good sense: they blaspheme God and dictate to men.
Cp. Daniel 7:25. But probably the R.V. is right in rendering,
They have set their mouth In the heavens.
The clause expands the wor...
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The cause: the unbroken prosperity of the godless. Cp. Job's indignant
complaint, Psalms 21:7 ff....
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Faith tried by the sight of the prosperity of the wicked....
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THEY SET THEIR MOUTH AGAINST THE HEAVENS— i.e. _They blaspheme the
God of heaven; and their tongue walketh,_ &c. i.e. is let loose to
abuse and calumniate whomsoever they please....
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THE PSALMS
BOOK THE THIRD
Psalms 73
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Temptation, arising from the Prosperity of the Lawless, Triumphantly
Overcome.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 73:1-5, Under Protest, the Psalmist...
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BOOK 3
There are two groups of Pss. in this book, Psalms 73-83 being Psalms
of Asaph, and Psalms 84-88 (except 86) Psalms of the Sons of Korah.
The likeness of the title of Psalms 89 to that of Psalms...
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AGAINST] RV 'in,' a description of pride....
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE PSALMS OF DAVID (BOOK 3).
NOW I UNDERSTAND
PSALMS 73
Jesus said, "Make sure that your valuable things are in *heaven". ...
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THEY SET. — The last clause is repeated here under a figure more
defined:
“They have set their mouth in [not _against]_ the heavens,
While their tongue walketh through the earth.”
an image very exp...
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שַׁתּ֣וּ בַ † שָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝
לְשֹׁונָ֗ם...
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Psalms 73:1
THE perennial problem of reconciling God's moral government with
observed facts is grappled with in this psalm, as in Psalms 37:1;
Psalms 49:1. It tells how the prosperity of the godless,...
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DECEPTIVE PROSPERITY
Psalms 73:1
The opening psalms of this third Book of Psalms are by Asaph; see 2
Chronicles 29:30. The r.v. margin substitutes _only_ for _surely_ in
Psalms 73:1. There is none go...
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The marginal reading, "Only good is God to Israel," indicates the real
value of the song. Israel has no other good, and needs no other. Yet
it is not always easy to realize this, and the psalmist tell...
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They (d) set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh
through the earth.
(d) They blaspheme God, and do not fear his power and rail upon men,
because they esteem themselves above all...
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Our. Some copies of the Septuagint read "their," as if the enemy still
spoke. But the people of God rather complain, that they are not so
favoured with prodigies, as they had been formerly, and that t...
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He here draws the outlines of the prosperity of the wicked: they have
all carnal enjoyments, the good things brought forth by the sun, and
the precious things put forth by the moon: they have plenty o...
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9._They have set their mouth against the heavens. _Here it is declared
that they utter their contumelious speeches as well against God as
against men; for they imagine that nothing is too arduous for...
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BOOK 3 - PSALMS 73-89
In the Third Book we get out into a larger sphere than the state of
the residue of the Jews in the last days, whether in Jerusalem or
driven out; and hence we find much less of t...
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THEY SET THEIR MOUTH AGAINST THE HEAVENS,.... Against God in heaven,
see Daniel 4:26, against his being, saying, there is no God; against
his perfections, thinking him to be such an one as themselves;...
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_They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh
through the earth._
Ver. 9. _They set their mouth against the heavens_] They howl upward,
as wolves; bark at the moon, as dogs; pis...
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_They are not in trouble as other men_ They escape even common
calamities. _Therefore pride compasseth them about_ Discovers itself
on every side, in their countenances, speech, behaviour. _Their eyes...
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COMFORT AND WARNING CONCERNING THE OFFENSE GIVEN BY THE GOOD FORTUNE
OF THE GODLESS.
A psalm of Asaph, one of the choirmasters of David, 1 Chronicles 6:39;
1 Chronicles 25:2.
A Reflection upon the...
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They set their mouth against the heavens, to blaspheme God, AND THEIR
TONGUE WALKETH THROUGH THE EARTH, with arrogant haughtiness, with
meddlesome slander. Note: It is a composite picture which the ps...
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1-14 The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the
wicked; a common temptation, which has tried the graces of many
saints. But he lays down the great principle by which he resolved...
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AGAINST THE HEAVENS, i.e. against God, blaspheming his name, denying
or deriding his providence, reviling his saints and servants. WALKETH
THROUGH THE EARTH; using all manner of liberty, introducing a...
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Psalms 73:9 set H8371 (H8804) mouth H6310 heavens H8064 tongue H3956
walks H1980 (H8799) earth H776
set
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Psalms 73
First, there is in this Psalm a description of the prosperity of the
wicked, and of that hauteur and pride which they in their prosperity
manifested, then of the afflictions of the godly, o...
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The psalmist here works out the problem of the prosperity of the
wicked. He was troubled in his own mind about it; he knew that he
feared God, but he also knew that he was greatly tried, whereas he sa...
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You may have noticed that the 73 rd Psalm and the 37 th Psalm are on
the same subject; it will help you to recall this fact if you remember
that the figures are the same, only reversed.
Psalms 73:1....
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Here you have the psalmist in a fainting fit. He has allowed the flesh
to conquer the spirit. The observant eye of reason has for awhile
rendered dim the clear vision of faith.
Psalms 73:1. _Truly Go...
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«A Psalm Of Asaph.» He was a great singer, but he could not always
sing. In the first part of the Psalm he felt rather like groaning than
singing; and you shall find that those who sing the sweetest t...
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CONTENTS: The temptation to envy the prosperity of wicked people and
how to fortify ones self against it. The awful fate of the ungodly.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph.
CONCLUSION: Observing that many wicked...
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The third book of Hebrew psalms begins here. It opens with a psalm of
Asaph, the noble singer and musician of the temple. 1 Chronicles 6:39;
1 Chronicles 25:1. Eleven other psalms bear his name. Hezek...
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_Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart._
THE TROUBLE OF ASAPH
In human biographies men are wont to cover up their heroes’
imperfections. They see no reason why they should...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:1. This is a wisdom psalm. God’s
people should trust him even when it seems unbelievers do not suffer
because of their sin. They should remember the contrasting outcomes...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:4 This section describes the apparently
carefree lives of the arrogant wicked of v. Psalms 73:3. Verse...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph,”_ or, as in the margin,
“_for Asaph_.” See introduction to Psalms 50.
_Subject_.—The mental difficulties arising from the contemplation of
the tempora...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is the first of the "Psalms of Asaph," whereof the present book
contains eleven. They are characterized by a preponderating use of the
name "Elohim" over that of" Jehovah," by a great...
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Psa 73:1-28 begins with an affirmation of a basic foundational truth
concerning God.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart
(Psalms 73:1).
It is important that we have basi...
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2 Chronicles 32:15; Daniel 3:15; Daniel 7:25; Exodus 5:2; James 3:6;...
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Against — Against God, blaspheming his name, and deriding his
providence. Walketh — Using all manner of liberty, reproaching all
sorts of persons....