_The church, in memory of former favours, complaineth of her present evils: professing her integrity, she fervently prayeth for succour._ To the chief musician, for the sons of Korah, Maschil. _TITLE._ משׂכיל קרח לבני למנצח _LAMNATSEACH LIBNEI KORACH MASKIIL._— This Psalm appears to have been compo... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW THOU DIDST AFFLICT, &C.— _How thou didst enfeeble the nations, and spread them;_—our fathers, Psalms 44:1. That is, madest them shoot forth their roots and branches, which they were enabled to do by enfeebling their enemies, as they were first planted in the place from whence they were removed.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE— This expression here seems to signify the special, the majestic presence of God, visibly presiding over the army of the Israelites, by a light shining cloud going before them and conducting them; so that the words here will be best rendered by _the light of thy presence... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU ART MY KING, O GOD— _Thou——the same, art my king, O God: command victories for Jacob._ As he was the same God who was still their king, it was equally in his power now to give them success, which they would take care never to attribute to their own strength, but to the blessing of God upon them... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT— ףּא _ap:_ The force of the particle seems to be this: "Instead of giving us victory, thou hast even cast us off.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU SELLEST THY PEOPLE FOR NOUGHT— "Sufferest them to be sold for slaves at a very inconsiderable price." This expression implies the low esteem in which they were with the Deity. The next expression, according to Dr. Hammond, means, "We are thus sadly handled, without the comfort of bringing in an... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGH THOU HAST SORE BROKEN US IN THE PLACE OF DRAGONS— _Though thou hast crushed us down into the place of serpents; i.e._ under the earth, expressed afterwards by _the shadow of death._ It is explained by the 25th verse, where there is the same image of serpents. The Psalmist designs to express a... [ Continue Reading ]
YEA, FOR THY SAKE ARE WE KILLED— i.e. As professing thy religion, and not willing to have any inter-community with the false gods of the heathen; for it is well known, that the Jews were exposed to a variety of evils from their conquerors, on account of their strict adherence to the Mosaic law. Houb... [ Continue Reading ]