They also that dwell, &c.— That is, "The remotest and most barbarous people are struck with the dread of thee, when thou alarmest them by any unusual tokens of thy power;" such as extraordinary thunders, lightnings, and storms.
Verse Psalms 65:8. _ARE AFRAID AT THY TOKENS_] Thunder and lightning, storms and tempests, eclipses and meteors, tornadoes and earthquakes, are proofs to all who dwell even in the remotest parts of t...
THEY ALSO THAT DWELL IN THE UTTER-MOST PARTS - That is, Those who dwell in the remotest regions; far from civilized lands; far from those places where people are instructed as to the causes of the eve...
Psalms 65 The Times of Restitution and Refreshing _ 1. Spiritual blessings (Psalms 65:1)_ 2. Earthly glories and blessing (Psalms 65:6) The four next Psalms unfold prophetically the times of resti...
LXV. A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING. Psalms 65:1. For pardon and the joy of Temple worship. PSALMS 65:1. WAITETH FOR: read beseemeth (LXX). Psalms 65:2. all flesh may mean no more than all Jews (_cf._...
AND EVENING. Supply _Ellipsis_ from preceding clause: "and [the incomings of the] evening". TO REJOICE. to shout for joy....
In the future, as in the past, God will prove His righteousness by awe-inspiring acts on behalf of His people in answer to their prayers, for He has created and sustains the universe, and controls the...
_They also_&c. Better, So that they who dwell in the ends of the earth are afraid at thy signs. These mighty works impress them with awe, as -signs" of the irresistible power of God. _the outgoings of...
PSALMS 65 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Israel's Temple-Song of Praise, on behalf of Herself and all Nations, chiefly in Grateful Acknowledgment of Seedtime and Harvest. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 65:1-4, Prep...
_BY TERRIBLE THINGS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS WILT THOU ANSWER US, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION; WHO ART THE CONFIDENCE OF ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, AND OF THEM THAT ARE AFAR OFF UPON THE SEA:_ -The manifestations...
65:8 tokens; (e-13) Or 'signs,' as Psalms 135:9 ....
The allusions to the Temple worship show that this Ps. belongs to a later age than David's. As to its occasion we can gather that a national religious festival at Jerusalem was in view (Psalms 65:1),...
THY TOKENS] the manifestations of Thy power. OUTGOINGS, etc.] the gates of morning and evening, the E. and the W. REJOICE] shout for joy—the inhabitants of E. and W. are meant....
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...
THEY ALSO... — Or, _So they._ THE OUTGOINGS... — A pregnant expression for the _rising of the morning and setting of the evening sun._ East and west. TO REJOICE. — Better, _to sing for joy._ The who...
_[Psalms 65:9]_ וַ יִּ֤ירְא֨וּ ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֹת מֵ...
Psalms 65:1 THIS and the two following psalms form a little group, with one great thought dominant in each, namely, that God's manifestations of grace and providence to Israel are witnesses to the wor...
ABUNDANT FAVOR FROM OUR GRACIOUS GOD Psalms 65:1 This joyous hymn was probably composed for use in the sanctuary at one of the great annual festivals. It deals expressly with God's bounty in the fer...
This is a great song of worship. The occasion would seem to be that of a harvest festival. The people are assembled for praise (verses Psa 65:1-4). God's particular goodness in the harvest is celebrat...
_Gentiles. By this invitation, he predicts their conversion._...
This is a sweet verse, if read with reference to Christ: looking at him as the morning and evening sacrifice set forth under the law, and reading God's covenant of the perpetuity of morning and evenin...
8_They also that dwell, etc. _By the _signs _referred to, we must evidently understand those signal and memorable works of the Lord which bear the impress of his glorious hand. It is true, that the mi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 65, 66 AND 67. In Psalms 65-67 we have the bright side, the bright and joyful confidence of the saint who is conscious of being heard, and who, though not yet in...
THEY ALSO THAT DWELL IN THE UTTERMOST PARTS ARE AFRAID AT THY TOKENS,.... The tokens of his wrath and displeasure at wicked men, seen in the punishments inflicted on them, which cause them to fear and...
_They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice._ Ver. 8. _They also that dwell in the uttermost parts, &c._] An...
Psa. 65:8. "Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and the evening to rejoice." By the outgoings of the morning and evening may be meant the east and the west, and so signify the same as the ends of...
_They also that dwell in the uttermost parts_ Namely, of the earth; _are afraid at thy tokens_ Hebrew, מאותתיךְ, _meothotheicha, at thy signs_, at the great and terrible judgments which thou inflictes...
THANKSGIVING FOR THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD. To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm and song of David, composed for the purpose of praising God for His spiritual blessings u...
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid of Thy tokens, the exhibitions of God's power, His mighty miracles, causing the dwellers of the distant coasts to tremble before Him. THOU MAKEST...
TO REJOICE: Or, to sing...
6-13 That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can silence our enemies. How contrary soever light...
THE UTTERMOST PARTS, to wit, _of the earth_, which is added to this word, PSALMS 65:5. THY TOKENS, or _signs_; either, 1. At the sun, and moon, and stars, which are called signs, GENESIS 1:14. But the...
Psalms 65:8 dwell H3427 (H8802) parts H7099 afraid H3372 (H8799) signs H226 outgoings H4161 morning H1242 evening...
2). HAVING APPROACHED GOD IN A PERSONAL WAY DAVID NOW GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF HIS MIGHTY POWER EXERCISED OVER ALL CREATION, AND OVER ALL PEOPLES. HE EMPHASISES THE FACT THAT GOD'S PEOPLE ARE SAFE UNDER...
Psalms 65 This Psalm was evidently composed on the occasion of an abundant harvest, and was doubtless intended to be sung at the feast of harvest, the joyous feast of tabernacles. I. The abundant har...
CONTENTS: David gives to God the glory of His power and goodness. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Praise is due to God from all the world because of His mighty works, but praise especially waits...
Psalms 65:2. _To thee shall all flesh come._ The gentile nations, in the uttermost parts of the earth, as in Psalms 65:5; Psalms 65:8; Psalms 22:27;...
_Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice._ GOD’S FAVOURS The psalmist recognized a close relation between nature and nature’s God. He saw all the beauty and blessedness of na...
_Which by His strength setteth fast the mountains: being girded with power._ GOD AS HE APPEARS IN MATERIAL NATURE I. God in material nature working. 1. Settling (Psalms 65:6). He keeps all things i...
_Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion: and unto Thee shall the vow be performed._ A HARVEST HYMN This is a psalm of thanksgiving for plentiful rain, falling at the critical time in a year of drou...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 65:1. This is a thanksgiving for a fruitful harvest (vv. Psalms 65:9), which has come because of God’s faithfulness to his covenant promises (v
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 65:5 This section recalls the AWESOME DEEDS God has done for his people. The special focus is creation, which ties in well with the celebration of a fruitful harvest. The OT often...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to Psalms 57. “_A Psalm and song of David_.” Or, “_A Psalm of David, a song_.” See Introduction to Psalms 48. In the Psalm it...
EXPOSITION THIS is a Song of unmixed praise and thankfulness. God is first praised for his moral qualities: (1) as Hearer of prayer (Psalms 65:2); (2) as Pardoner of sin (Psalms 65:3); (3) as Giver...
Psa 65:1-13 is another psalm of David and this psalm looks forward to the glorious Kingdom Age when Jesus is reigning upon the earth. And so this is a prophetic psalm, going on in to the next age that...
Acts 5:38; Acts 5:39; Deuteronomy 4:19; Exodus 15:14; Genesis 8:22;...
ISRAEL'S COMING DAY Psalms 65:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of the Psalms must remain for a great part a closed Book unless we remember that David was a Prophet, and that being a Prophet he wrote m...
Thy tokens — Terrible thunders and lightnings, and earthquakes, and comets or other strange meteors, or works of God in the air. Morning — The successive courses of the morning and evening; or of the...