Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 69:35
Sion — His church and people. They — His servants, as is explained in the following verse. There — In the literal Canaan for a long time, in the heavenly Canaan for ever.
Sion — His church and people. They — His servants, as is explained in the following verse. There — In the literal Canaan for a long time, in the heavenly Canaan for ever.
Verse Psalms 69:35. _GOD WILL SAVE ZION_] This fixes the Psalm to the time of the captivity. There was no _Zion_ belonging to the Jews in the time of _Saul_, when those suppose the Psalm to be writte...
FOR GOD WILL SAVE ZION - See the notes at Psalms 51:18. That is, he will save his people; he will protect and defend them. This expresses the confident assurance of the psalmist that, whatever might b...
PSALM 69-72 Psalms 69 The Suffering and Rejected Christ _ 1. Hated without a cause (Psalms 69:1)_ 2. Bearing reproach (Psalms 69:7) 3. His own prayer ...
LXIX. A PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE AND REVENGE. The author was a pious Jew, burning with zeal for the purity of the Temple worship (Psalms 69:9). He was a representative man, so that the reproaches of tho...
ZION. See App-68. WILL BUILD. This is prophecy; for David was "a prophet" (Acts 2:30). DWELL, &C. Not merely dwell and possess, but inherit and hand down. HAVE IT IN POSSESSION. inherit it. Note th...
In contrast to the fate which his enemies deserve, the Psalmist looks forward to his own deliverance, and predicts the restoration of Jerusalem and the reestablishment there of the true people of God....
So Jeremiah couples -Jerusalem and the cities of Judah," Psalms 33:10 ff., Psalms 34:7: and the prediction of restoration corresponds to the prophecies collected in his -Book of Consolation," chaps, 3...
PSALMS 69 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Pictures of Distress and Outcries for Deliverance, followed by Imprecations on Cruel Enemies, and by Promises of Praise. ANALYSIS This psalm is almost certainly Composit...
_LET THE HEAVEN AND EARTH PRAISE HIM, THE SEAS, AND EVERYTHING THAT MOVETH THEREIN._ -Call to heaven and earth to praise God, since the sufferers deliverance is a pledge that God will save Zion, lite...
This whole Ps. should be compared with Psalms 22:31, 35, 38,, 40. It is the prayer of one who is in deep distress, wrongfully persecuted by enemies, and conscious that, though he is sinful, his suffer...
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...
_[Psalms 69:36]_ כִּ֤י אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ יֹ֘ושִׁ֤יעַ צִיֹּ֗ון וְ֭...
Psalms 69:1 THE Davidic authorship of this psalm is evidently untenable, if for no other reason, yet because of the state of things presupposed in Psalms 69:35. The supposition that Jeremiah was the a...
“JEHOVAH HEARETH THE NEEDY” Psalms 69:18 In Psalms 69:19 the psalmist again spreads out his griefs before God. He had looked for pity, but his foes only aggravated his sufferings. Both Matthew and Jo...
Perhaps in no psalm in the whole psalter is the sense of sorrow profounder or more intense than in this. The soul of the singer pours itself out in unrestrained abandonment to the overwhelming and ter...
Christ had an eye to the glory that should be revealed, in all his sufferings. So saith the Holy Ghost; by the apostle, when he calls upon his people to be looking unto him, Hebrews 12:2. And hence th...
Psalms 69. The state of soul of which this most important psalm is the expression demands the utmost attention and patient inquiry. We have all along seen the remnant of Israel before us, or Christ as...
FOR GOD WILL SAVE ZION,.... The church of Christ, as it is often called; Psalms 2:6; this is to be understood not so much of the salvation of the people of God, by Christ, from sin and Satan, and the...
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. Ver. 35. _For God will save Zion_] _i.e._ The Church universal. _ And will build the...
_Let the heaven and earth praise him_ Let angels and men, the visible and invisible world, and all creatures contained therein, join together to celebrate him with their highest praises; for “the merc...
PLEA FOR VENGEANCE...
For God will save Zion, His Church, AND WILL BUILD THE CITIES OF JUDAH, all the congregations of the Messianic period being included here, THAT THEY MAY DWELL THERE AND HAVE IT IN POSSESSION, all the...
30-36 The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God th...
ZION; the city of Zion or Jerusalem; and his church and people, which are frequently expressed under that title. THEY; the _humble and poor_, PSALMS 69:32,33, or _his servants_, as is explained in the...
Psalms 69:35 God H430 save H3467 (H8686) Zion H6726 build H1129 (H8799) cities H5892 Judah H3063 dwell...
CONTENTS: David complains of great distress and begs God to succor him. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: When the waters of affliction rise about us, the only course is to commit the keeping of o...
The Chaldee paraphrase ascribes this psalm to David, and with great care regards it as highly prophetic of the Messiah. St. Paul therefore knew the high authority he had, in quoting it against the Jew...
_I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving._ MORAL STATES OF MIND WORTHY OF CULTIVATION I. A noble resolution (Psalms 69:30). There are many ways of praising...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 69:1. This is an individual lament. A faithful Israelite is suffering for wrongs he has done (v. Psalms 69:5). Attackers take advantage of his
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 69:34 All creation praises God. God is committed to populating ZION with the faithful OFFSPRING OF HIS (faithful) SERVANTS. God intends for the whole world to
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of David.” “_To the chief musician_.” See the introduction to Psalms 57. “_Upon Shoshannim_. See the introduction to Psa...
EXPOSITION THIS is the cry of one suffering severely from men, partly on account of his own sins (Psalms 69:5), but mainly for the sake of God (Psalms 69:7). It is said to be "written in the style of...
The sixty-ninth psalm is a Messianic psalm. That is, it is a psalm of prophecy concerning Jesus Christ. And there are many scriptures within the psalm here that make reference to Jesus Christ. Save me...
Ezekiel 36:35; Ezekiel 36:36; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 44:26; Isaiah 46