TITLE.. PSALM. See App-65. LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. THY NAME: i.e. Jehovah Himself; "name" being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for His character, person, and attributes. See Psalms 20:1. Compare Psalms 5:11. THE EARTH: i.e. the great subject of this Psalm. See not... [ Continue Reading ]
OUT OF, &C. Quoted in Matthew 21:16. BABES. Referring to his own youth.. still more definite reference to 1 Samuel 17:14; 1 Samuel 17:33; 1 Samuel 17:42; 1 Samuel 17:55; 1 Samuel 17:56. ORDAINED. appointed. Hebrew. _yasad._ STRENGTH. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject) for the praise... [ Continue Reading ]
WORK. The Western _Massorites_ (App-30), with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "works" (plural) FINGERS. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. ORDAINED. established. Hebrew. _kun._... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. Quoted in Hebrews 2:5. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:27 and Ephesians 1:22. MAN. mortal man. Hebrew. _'enosh._ MINDFUL... VISITEST. Figure of speech _Anabasis._ THE SON OF MAN. No Art. Occurs. times before this (Numbers 23:19; Job 25:6; Job 35:8). In singul... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ANGELS. Hebrew. _Elohim._ See App-4. Rendered "angels" in Hebrews 2:7. also here, in Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. See also Psalms 97:7; Hebrews 1:6. CROWNED, &C. This refers to "the second man". See notes on Hebrews 2:8, and 2 Peter 1:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIM: i.e. the "first man", Adam (Genesis 1:26). DOMINION, &C. This he lost in the Fall. WORKS. Some codices, with three early printed editions and Syriac, read "work" (singular) HANDS. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. HAST. didst. See Genesis 1:26. ALL THINGS. Six are enumerated in Ps... [ Continue Reading ]