Psalms 73: PSALMS 73-89. THE THIRD OR LEVITICUS BOOK*. THE SANCTUARY. 73-83. THE SANCTUARY IN RELATION TO MAN. 84-89. THE SANCTUARY IN RELATION TO JEHOVAH. 73-83. THE SANCTUARY IN RELATION TO MAN.. 73. THE EFFECT OF BEING OUTSIDE THE SANCTUARY. OCCUPATION OF HEART WITH OTHERS, AND CONSEQUENT DISTRAC... [ Continue Reading ]
TITLE.. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ See App-65. OF ASAPH. The second of Asaph's twelve Psalms, Psalms 50 being the first. See App-63. TRULY, &C.. Nothing but good is God to Israel. Occurs three times in this Psalm: here, rendered "Truly"; Psalms 73:13, "Verily"; Psalms 73:18, "Surely". The uniform re... [ Continue Reading ]
ME. Note the emphasis on this (by repetition of the first Person), which is the key to the Psalm. ALMOST. quickly. See note on Proverbs 5:14. GONE. stumbled.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOLISH. arrogant, or boasters. WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._... [ Continue Reading ]
BANDS: or pangs. The _Massorah_ calls attention to this _Homonym_ (_harzuboth_) as occurring not only twice, but in two different senses. The other case is Isaiah 58:6. IN. at. IS. Supply Ellipsis by "continues".... [ Continue Reading ]
IN TROUBLE AS OTHER. in the trouble of. Used first of Joseph (Genesis 41:51.) LIKE: or with. MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAIN. necklace.... [ Continue Reading ]
STAND OUT. protrude. THEY HAVE, &C.: or The imaginations of their heart overflow. COULD WISH. could picture, or imagine. Hebrew. _maskith._ See note on Proverbs 25:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
WICKEDLY. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HEAVENS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for God, Who dwells there. TONGUE WALKETH. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia._ EARTH. Supply the Ellipsis, by adding "[they say]". "Let His People return hither" as in Psalms 73:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS PEOPLE. God _'_. people. RETURN. tum: i.e. follow. HITHER. to us. (Spoken by the wicked.) ARE. shall be. WRUNG OUT TO. drained by.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW... ? IS THERE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. MOST HIGH. Hebrew. _Elyon._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. UNGODLY. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha_. (No Art.) THE WORLD. this age.... [ Continue Reading ]
VERILY. See note on "Truly", Psalms 73:1. I HAVE CLEANSED. This is the result of occupation with _others._ Distraction. Compare Structure, above.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY MORNING. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part), for "continually".... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ OFFEND. deal treacherously. Hebrew. _bagad._ CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGHT. pondered [it]. Compare the same word in Psalms 77:5. KNOW. reconcile, or understand. TOO PAINFUL FOR ME. vexation in mine eyes.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SANCTUARY. This is the book of the Sanctuary, and nearly every Psalm in it contains some reference to it, or to the congregation who worship in it. Then. Supply "Until" by the Figure of speech _Anaphora._ END. latter end, or hereafter.... [ Continue Reading ]
SURELY. See note on "Truly", Psalms 73:1. DIDST SET. wilt set.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW ARE THEY. How [is it that] they are. THEY ARE. [How is it that] they are.... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD *. One of the 134 emendations of the _Sopherim_ by which they changed Jehovah, of the primitive text, to Adonai. App-32. AWAKEST. ariseth. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. IMAGE. image of which they dreamt.... [ Continue Reading ]
THUS. Compare the Structure (Psalms 73:3)and (Psalms 73:21).... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOLISH. brutish.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEVERTHELESS I. Note the emphasis on Pronoun, according to the Structure, (Psalms 73:23) and (Psalms 73:28), "As for me, I".... [ Continue Reading ]
WHOM HAVE I. ? This is ever the cry of God's saints. Figure of speech _Erotesis._ See note on Exodus 15:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRENGTH. Hebrew zur. rock, or refuge.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHORING FROM. Supply Ellipsis (App-6) thus: whoring [in departing] from. Refers (spiritually) to idolatry, or anything that takes us from God.... [ Continue Reading ]
IT IS GOOD FOR ME. The Hebrew accent (_pasek_) emphasizes the Pronoun "me". Others may go "far from Thee" (Psalms 73:27), but "as for me,. will draw near to Thee" (Compare Psalms 73:23). The "good" is seen in the twofold result: (1). find. refuge in Him; (2). tell forth His praises. PUT MY TRUST. f... [ Continue Reading ]