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Verse Psalms 65:4. _BLESSED_ IS THE MAN WHOM _THOU CHOOSEST_] This is
spoken in reference to the _priests_ who were _chosen of God_ to
minister at the tabernacle; and who were permitted to _approach,...
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BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOM THOU CHOOSEST - That is, Happy is the man; or,
“Oh, the happiness of the man whom thou dost thus permit to approach
thee.” The construction here in the Hebrew is the same as in...
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Psalms 65
The Times of Restitution and Refreshing
_ 1. Spiritual blessings (Psalms 65:1)_
2. Earthly glories and blessing (Psalms 65:6)
The four next Psalms unfold prophetically the times of resti...
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LXV. A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.
Psalms 65:1. For pardon and the joy of Temple worship.
PSALMS 65:1. WAITETH FOR: read beseemeth (LXX).
Psalms 65:2. all flesh may mean no more than all Jews (_cf._...
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BLESSED. Happy. Figure of speech _Beatitudo._ App-63.
THOU CHOOSEST. Only those whom He calls can truly worship. See
Leviticus 1:1; Leviticus 1:2.
COURTS. Not the temple courts, but David's tabernac...
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It is the duty of a grateful people to render thanks to God in the
Temple, assembling to pay its vows to the universal Hearer of prayer.
The consciousness of manifold sins might deter them from approa...
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_Blessed_&c. Or, Happy is he whom thou choosest, as in Psalms 1:1; &c.
The language is that which is used of the priests who were -chosen,"
and -brought near" to God (Numbers 16:5; cp. Jeremiah 30:21;...
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DISCOURSE: 603
THE BLESSEDNESS OF WAITING UPON GOD
Psalms 65:4. _Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to
approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be
satisfied with...
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THE MAN WHOM THOU CHOOSEST— He felicitates the happy lot of the
priests who had near and constant access to God; and he adds, _We
shall be satisfied,_ &c. i.e. "Though we cannot all enjoy that
privile...
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PSALMS 65
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Israel's Temple-Song of Praise, on behalf of Herself and all Nations,
chiefly in Grateful Acknowledgment of Seedtime and Harvest.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 65:1-4, Prep...
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_BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOM THOU CHOOSEST, AND CAUSEST TO APPROACH UNTO
THEE, THAT HE MAY DWELL IN THY COURTS: WE SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH THE
GOODNESS OF THY HOUSE, EVEN OF THY HOLY TEMPLE._
Blessed is...
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65:4 temple. (c-30) Or 'of the temple of thy holiness.'...
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The allusions to the Temple worship show that this Ps. belongs to a
later age than David's. As to its occasion we can gather that a
national religious festival at Jerusalem was in view (Psalms 65:1),...
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_Even_ OF THY HOLY TEMPLE] RV 'the holy place of thy temple.'...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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BLESSED. — The ellipse of the relative is common enough (see Psalms
34:8, &c), but here the antecedent is wanting as well. Perhaps we
ought to read, _He whom thou choosest and bringest near shall dwel...
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_[Psalms 65:5]_ אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ תִּֽבְחַ֣ר וּ
תְקָרֵב֮ יִשְׁכֹּ֪ן...
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Psalms 65:1
THIS and the two following psalms form a little group, with one great
thought dominant in each, namely, that God's manifestations of grace
and providence to Israel are witnesses to the wor...
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ABUNDANT FAVOR FROM OUR GRACIOUS GOD
Psalms 65:1
This joyous hymn was probably composed for use in the sanctuary at one
of the great annual festivals. It deals expressly with God's bounty in
the fer...
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This is a great song of worship. The occasion would seem to be that of
a harvest festival. The people are assembled for praise (verses Psa
65:1-4). God's particular goodness in the harvest is celebrat...
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Methinks, I could spend hours on this precious, precious verse, and
when I had pondered over the sweet contents of it again and again, it
should still be opening new subjects of praise. Reader! who ca...
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4._Blessed is the man whom thou hast chosen _Having already
acknowledged that the people had separated themselves from God by
their sins, and forfeited all right to be heard, he now takes refuge
in th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 65, 66 AND 67.
In Psalms 65-67 we have the bright side, the bright and joyful
confidence of the saint who is conscious of being heard, and who,
though not yet in...
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BLESSED [IS THE MAN WHOM] THOU CHOOSEST,.... In eternity; both to
grace and glory; for such have true faith in Christ given them, called
the faith of God's elect, and shall never perish: they are effe...
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Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto
thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the
goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple.
Ver. 4....
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_Blessed is the man_ The particular person, how poor and mean soever;
_whom thou choosest_ To be one of thy peculiar people; _and causest_
That is, permittest and commandest; and by the disposal of th...
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1-5 All the praise the Lord receives from this earth is from Zion,
being the fruit of the Spirit of Christ, and acceptable through him.
Praise is silent unto thee, as wanting words to express the gre...
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THOU CHOOSEST, out of the lump of mankind, to be one of thy peculiar
people. CAUSEST, i.e. permittest and commandest, and by the disposal
of thy providence, and the influences of thy grace, procurest...
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Psalms 65:4 Blessed H835 choose H977 (H8799) approach H7126 (H8762)
dwell H7931 (H8799) courts H2691 satisfied...
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HEADING.
‘For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David.'
The heading is brief noting the regular dedication to the Chief
Musician. It is described both as a Psalm, and as a song of David.
‘Song'...
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Psalms 65
This Psalm was evidently composed on the occasion of an abundant
harvest, and was doubtless intended to be sung at the feast of
harvest, the joyous feast of tabernacles.
I. The abundant har...
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CONTENTS: David gives to God the glory of His power and goodness.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Praise is due to God from all the world because of His
mighty works, but praise especially waits...
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Psalms 65:2. _To thee shall all flesh come._ The gentile nations, in
the uttermost parts of the earth, as in Psalms 65:5; Psalms 65:8;
Psalms 22:27;...
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_Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto
Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts._
WORSHIP
This psalm includes a thanksgiving for God’s bounties in Providence,
for the beau...
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_Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion: and unto Thee shall the vow
be performed._
A HARVEST HYMN
This is a psalm of thanksgiving for plentiful rain, falling at the
critical time in a year of drou...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 65:1. This is a thanksgiving for a
fruitful harvest (vv. Psalms 65:9), which has come because of God’s
faithfulness to his covenant promises (v
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_A Psalm and song of David_.” Or, “_A Psalm of
David, a song_.” See Introduction to Psalms 48. In the Psalm it...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is a Song of unmixed praise and thankfulness. God is first
praised for his moral qualities:
(1) as Hearer of prayer (Psalms 65:2);
(2) as Pardoner of sin (Psalms 65:3);
(3) as Giver...
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Psa 65:1-13 is another psalm of David and this psalm looks forward to
the glorious Kingdom Age when Jesus is reigning upon the earth. And so
this is a prophetic psalm, going on in to the next age that...
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2 Thessalonians 2:13; Ephesians 1:4; Jeremiah 31:12; Jeremiah 31:25;...
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ISRAEL'S COMING DAY
Psalms 65:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Book of the Psalms must remain for a great part a closed Book
unless we remember that David was a Prophet, and that being a Prophet
he wrote m...
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Approach — To draw near to God in his house and ordinance, by prayer
and praise, and other acts of communion with him. Satisfied — With
the blessings there conferred upon thy people, the favour and
fe...