Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 78:7
That they might set their hope in God; that by the consideration of God's gracious promises, and wonderful works wrought by God for his. people, they might be encouraged to trust in him.
That they might set their hope in God; that by the consideration of God's gracious promises, and wonderful works wrought by God for his. people, they might be encouraged to trust in him.
THAT THEY MIGHT SET THEIR HOPE IN GOD - That they might place confidence in God; that they might maintain their allegiance to him. The object was to give such exhibitions of his character and governme...
PSALM 78-83 Psalms 78 A Historical Retrospect _ 1. The call to hear (Psalms 78:1)_ 2. Ephraim's failure (Psalms 78:9) 3. His dealings in power and mercy ...
LXXVIII. THE LESSON OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY. The northern tribes have been perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary, ha...
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4....
The Psalmist's solemn invitation to his countrymen to listen to his teaching. He proposes to set forth the lessons to be drawn from Israel's past history, in obedience to God's command to hand on the...
_their hope_ Or, their confidence, as Proverbs 3:26. _and not forget_ "Lest thou forget" is the constantly recurring warning in Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 4:9, &c.). _the works of God_ Or, as R.V. in P...
PSALMS 78 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Didactic Poem, Counselling the Re-union of the Tribes. ANALYSIS Part I.THE PRELUDE (1) An Invitation to Attend to a Series of Problems Drawn from AntiquityPsalms 78:...
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: -God's appointment for Israel in the time...
78:7 works (a-14) As Psalms 77:11 ....
This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and with Deuteronomy 32. It traces the course of God's relations with His people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells on...
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ TELL YOUR CHILDREN PSALMS 78 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me. Do not stop them". (Matthew 19
וְ יָשִׂ֥ימוּ בֵֽ אלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֫סְלָ֥ם וְ לֹ֣א
Psalms 78:1 THIS psalm is closely related to Psalms 105:1; Psalms 106:1; Psalms 107:1. Like them, it treats the history of Israel, and esp
LEARNING FROM THE FATHERS Psalms 78:1 This psalm is said to have arisen, from a strong controversy between Judah and Ephraim as to the location of God's sanctuary, and its final transfer within the l...
The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the psalm,...
That they might (f) set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: (f) He shows where the use of this doctrine exists: in faith, in the meditation of God's benefit...
_They have devoured. So Pagnin ventured to translate the Hebrew. But Montanus substitutes the singular, though it be evidently incorrect, (Haydock) and contrary to all the ancient versions and the par...
I venture to believe, contrary to the opinion of most commentators, that the testimony in Jacob, and the law in Israel here spoken of, had a reference to a much higher subject than the law on mount Si...
7._That they might set their hope in God. _Here the Psalmist points out the use to which the doctrine which he had stated should be applied. In the first place, the fathers, when they find that on the...
In Psalms 78 the conduct of Israel is discussed by wisdom, historically as regards the whole people, but with very important principles brought out. There was not only a redemption of old, to which fa...
THAT THEY MIGHT SET THEIR HOPE IN GOD,.... And not in the creature, nor in any creature enjoyment; see Job 31:24, the Lord is the only proper object of hope and confidence; Christ, who is truly God, i...
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: Ver. 7. _That they might set their hope in God_] _Summa legis divinae et scopus,_ this is a brief of...
_That they might set their hope in God_ That by the consideration of God's gracious promises, and his wonderful works wrought for his people, they might be encouraged to adhere to him, and trust in hi...
that they might set their hope in God, making Him the one foundation of their trust, AND NOT FORGET THE WORKS OF GOD, all the miracles by which He manifested Himself, BUT KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, observ...
A REVIEW OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY AS A SOURCE OF CONSOLATION. Maschil of Asaph, a didactic poem, intended to instruct the children of Israel in the wonderful ways of the Lord and to warn them against apos...
1-8 These are called dark and deep sayings, because they are carefully to be looked into. The law of God was given with a particular charge to teach it diligently to their children, that the church m...
Psalms 78:7 set H7760 (H8799) hope H3689 God H430 forget H7911 (H8799) works H4611 God H410 keep...
CONTENTS: Israel's sins wherewith they had provoked God. The tokens of God's displeasure as the result. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph. CONCLUSION: God's people limit Him by forgetfulness of His benefits (Ps...
Title. _Maschil of Asaph._ Rabbi Kimchi says, that this title, which signifies to give instruction, designates also the species of music or melody to which the words were set, as is now the practice o...
_That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments._ ON THE DECEITFULNESS OF THE HEART, IN DISREGARDING PROVIDENTIAL DISPENSATIONS IN GENERAL I. Show...
_For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel. .. that they should make them known to their children._ THE PARENTS’ PREROGATIVE: HOW IS IT USED Dr. Adam Clarke reminds us th...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 78:1. This is a historical psalm (compare Psalms 105:1; P
INTRODUCTION _Superscription,—“Maschil of Asaph_,” _i.e._, an instruction of Asaph, a didactic song by Asaph. The Psalm was probably written by the celebrated Asaph in the time of David. _Occasion_.—...
EXPOSITION This, the first of the "historical psalms," though assigned by the rationalistic school (De Wette, Ewald, Koster, Hitzig) to a period subsequent to the Captivity, is generally allowed by mo...
Psa 78:1-72 is a psalm that rehearses the history of God's people. And the psalm was written in order to remind the children, the coming generation, of the works of the Lord. One of the important obli...
1 Corinthians 11:24; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5:3; 1 Peter 1:21; D