TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64. The changes from 2 Samuel 22 were made when David handed the Psalm over for general use in public worship. The position of this Psalm in the Structure (p. 721) shows that it corresponds with, Psalms 29, with its two answering parts, the "Glory" and the "Voice" of J... [ Continue Reading ]
DAY UNTO DAY. Day after day. UTTERETH. constantly poureth forth. Hebrew. _naba',_ to tell forth, or prophesy. SPEECH. speaking. See note on Psalms 18:30. UNTO. after. KNOWLEDGE. intelligence, information.... [ Continue Reading ]
LANGUAGE. words. WHERE. Omit this word. There is no _Ellipsis_ (App-6). VOICE. sound: i.e. "their voice is not heard... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR, &C. Quoted in Romans 10:18. LINE. inheritance. Hebrew measuring, or allotting line. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for inheritance. Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "voice". So Romans 10:18, thus connecting the written word. See note on Psalms 19:7. EARTH. Hebrew... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH IS. And he. CHAMBER. bridal canopy. Hebrew. _chuppah._ First occurrence; elsewhere, only in Isaiah 4:5 ("defence"). Joel 2:16 ("closet"). AND. Omit this "And". STRONGMAN. Hebrew. _gibbor._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAW. Note the synthetic parallelism of the second half of this Psalm, which compares the written words in the Scripture with the words written in the heavens, and preserved in the names of the signs of the Zodiac and the constellations. See App-12. Note in verses: Psalms 19:7 the six _titles_ of the... [ Continue Reading ]
STATUTES. precepts. Heb _pikkudim._ Found only in the Psalms, and in the Plural RIGHT. righteous: i.e. equitable and just. ENLIGHTENING. giving light, as the sun (Genesis 1:15; Genesis 1:17; Genesis 1:18; Isaiah 60:19).... [ Continue Reading ]
FEAR. reverence. CLEAN. cleansing (especially Levitically). Compare Leviticus 16:30; Numbers 8:7; Numbers 8:21.Ezekiel 36:33, &c. Hebrew. _taher._ JUDGMENTS. judicial requirements. TRUE. faithful (in perpetuity).... [ Continue Reading ]
BY THEM. in them. Hebrew. _bahem,_ as in Psalms 19:4, going about the Scriptures, moving and dwelling in the written Word, as the sun does in the heavens. (Compare 1 Timothy 4:15; 1 Timothy 3:14.) WARNED. enlightened; hence, taught or admonished. KEEPINGS. observing, or watching; as observers watc... [ Continue Reading ]
UNDERSTAND. discern. HIS. Not in Hebrew text. ERRORS. wanderings. Like those of the "planets" (= wanderers). CLEANSE. clear, or acquit. Hebrew. _nakah._ SECRET. hidden things; things that are not discerned.... [ Continue Reading ]
KEEP BACK. restrain or hold back; as the motions of the heavenly bodies are controlled. First occurrence Genesis 20:6; Genesis 22:12; Genesis 22:16; Genesis 39:9. Compare 1 Samuel 25:39, &c. FROM PRESUMPTUOUS SINS. Figure of speech _Hypallage._ App-6. Hebrew keep back presumptuous [men] from me. HA... [ Continue Reading ]
MEDITATION. Hebrew. _haggaion._ See App-66. BE ACCEPTABLE. come with acceptance. IN THY SIGHT. before Thee. STRENGTH. rock. Hebrew. _zur._ See notes on Psalms 18:1; Psalms 18:2. REDEEMER. Hebrew. _ga'al._ See note on Exodus 6:6. The Psalm begins with the _Creator_ and ends with the _Redeemer._ C... [ Continue Reading ]