He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Kimchi says the older Rabbis ascribed this psalm to Moses. Israel's exemption from the Egyptian plagues answers to the psalm. Thus it properly follows Moses,' Psalms 90:1. The ulterior reference is... [ Continue Reading ]
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. I WILL SAY contin all I WILL SAY - continually. MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS - (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. SURELY HE SHALL DELIVER THEE FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER. "Thee" - (Christ primarily, and secondarily, Israel literal and Israel spiritual. The believer is the figurative bird: Satan is "the fowler." God... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. UNDER HIS WINGS SHALT THOU TRUST - (; ; ) HIS TRUTH SHALL BE THY SHIELD AND BUCKLER - (, note.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID OF THE TERROR BY NIGHT; NOR FOR THE ARROW THAT FLIETH BY DAY. In this verse the attacks meant are those of human enemies, whether by a surprise at night or an open assault in the day.... [ Continue Reading ]
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. NOR FOR THE PESTILENCE THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS. The pestilence both to the imagination appears, and actually is, of a more aggravated virulence in the night; because the sunlight and heat has a san... [ Continue Reading ]
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. A THOUSAND SHALL FALL AT THY SIDE - at thy left side; in contrast to ten thousand at thy right hand - (cf. ; .) BUT IT SHALL NOT COME NIGH THEE. While destruction prostrates thousands of the... [ Continue Reading ]
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. ONLY WITH THINE EYES SHALT THOU BEHOLD AND SEE THE REWARD OF THE WICKED. Thou shalt have no further contact with the destruction than as a spectator unhurt by it. So the Israelites "saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore... [ Continue Reading ]
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; BECAUSE THOU HAST MADE THE LORD, (WHICH IS) MY REFUGE, (EVEN) THE MOST HIGH, THY HABITATION - rather, as the Hebrew has the order, 'Because thou, O Lord, (art) my refuge, thou hast made the Most High thy habi... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. THERE SHALL NO EVIL BEFALL THEE, NEITHER SHALL ANY PLAGUE COME NIGH THY DWELLING - as was the case with Israel when the Egyptian first-born were smitten ().... [ Continue Reading ]
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. FOR HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER - literally, 'in respect to' lª- - thee, to keep thee in all thy ways-not that Scripture sanctions the notion of guardian angels attached to individuals. It is the whole angelic... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP IN THEIR HANDS, LEST THOU DASH THY FOOT AGAINST A STONE - namely, a stone of stumbling, or a danger such as meets the man of God in his course through life, without his seeking it, or running... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. THOU SHALT TREAD UPON THE LION AND ADDER; THE YOUNG LION AND THE DRAGON SHALT THOU TRAMPLE UNDER FEET. The lion represents the openly violent foes of the godly: the adder and serpent the crafty... [ Continue Reading ]
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. BECAUSE HE HATH SET HIS LOVE UPON ME - or 'cleaves to me with longing affection and delight' [ chaashaq (H2836) - Deuteronomy 10:15; Genesis 34:8 ]. Here, and to the end of... [ Continue Reading ]
_HE SHALL CALL UPON ME, AND I WILL ANSWER HIM: I WILL BE WITH HIM IN TROUBLE; I WILL DELIVER HIM, AND HONOUR_ _ HE SHALL CALL UPON ME, AND I WILL ANSWER HIM: I WILL BE WITH HIM IN TROUBLE; I WILL DELIVER HIM, AND HONOUR HIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. WITH LONG LIFE WILL I SATISFY HIM - literally, 'with length of days.' The promise belongs to Christ and Christ's people in its ulterior sense. . "He (the anointed King) asked life of thee (not only for Himself, as man, but for His peop... [ Continue Reading ]