Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 65:1
Waiteth] 'is silent,' an obscure expression. LXX has' praise beseemeth thee.'
Waiteth] 'is silent,' an obscure expression. LXX has' praise beseemeth thee.'
PSALM LXV _God is praised for the fulfilment of his promises, and for his_ _mercy in forgiving sins_, 1-,3. _He is praised for the wonders that he works in nature, which_ _all mankind must acknowl...
PRAISE WAITETH FOR THEE, O GOD, IN SION - That is, all the arrangements are made; the people are assembled; their hearts are prepared to praise thee. The fact that Zion is mentioned here as the seat o...
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._...
TITLE.. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65. SONG. Hebrew. _shir._ App-65. OF DAVID. by, or relating to David and the true David. WAITETH. As in Psalms 62:1. Israel's silent waiting is now passed on to...
_Praise waiteth for thee_ The phrase beautifully suggests the idea of a grateful people, assembled to render thanks to God, and only waiting for the festival to begin. But this can hardly be the meani...
It is the duty of a grateful people to render thanks to God in the Temple, assembling to pay its vows to the universal Hearer of prayer. The consciousness of manifold sins might deter them from approa...
_David praiseth God for his grace. The blessedness of God's chosen, by reason of benefits._ To the chief musician. A Psalm _and_ Song of David. _TITLE._ שׁיר לדוד מזמור למנצח _LAMNATSEACH MIZMOR LEDA...
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...
_PRAISE WAITETH FOR THEE, O GOD, IN SION: AND UNTO THEE SHALL THE VOW BE PERFORMED._ Psalms 65:1.-Three strophes. God gives occasion for praise in Zion by hearing prayer, purging away transgression, a...
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...
PRAISE WAITETH... — Literally, _To thee silence praise,_ which recalls Psalms 62:1 (see Note), but must be differently explained. To say, _Praise is silence to thee,_ is hardly intelligible. The LXX....
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֥חַ מִזְמֹ֗ור לְ דָוִ֥ד שִֽׁיר׃ ...
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...
"To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David." (a) Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. (a) You daily give new opportunities to your Church to pra...
Psalm. Cassiodorus, &c., add, "of David." But it is thought, he was not the author of this and the following piece, as his name is not in the original. (Calmet) --- This argument is, however, of small...
CONTENTS This is a lovely Psalm: the sacred writer celebrates God's praise; points out the blessedness of God's chosen; and shows both their temporal and spiritual mercies. To the chief musician, A...
1_Praise waiteth for thee, O God! in Zion _Literally it runs, _Praise is silent to thee, _but the verb דמיה, _dumiyah, _has been metaphorically rendered first, _to be at rest, _then _to wait. _The mea...
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...
PRAISE WAITETH FOR THEE, O GOD, IN SION,.... Who dwells in Sion, as Jarchi interprets it; and so the Targum; whose Shechinah, or glorious Majesty, is in Sion; see Psalms 76:2; or else Sion, which desi...
Psalms 65:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. » Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. _A Psalm and Song of David_] Made by him, as it i...
_Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion_ Waits in expectation of the mercy desired; waits till it arrives, that it may be received with thankfulness at its first approach. For, when God is coming tow...
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...
Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Sion, literally, "To Thee is silent resignation as praise," that is, the calm submission of the believer's heart is its tribute to the Lord, by which He is praised a...
WAITETH: _ Heb._ is silent...
1-5 All the praise the Lord receives from this earth is from Zion, being the fruit of the Spirit of Christ, and acceptable through him. Praise is silent unto thee, as wanting words to express the gre...
PSALM 65 THE ARGUMENT The design of this Psalm seems to be to declare the great and glorious work of Divine Providence, both towards his church and the land of his people, and towards the rest of mank...
Psalms 65:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Psalm H4210 David H1732 Song H7892 Praise H8416 awaiting H1747 God H430 Zion...
HEADING. ‘For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David.' The heading is brief noting the regular dedication to the Chief Musician. It is described both as a Psalm, and as a song of David. ‘Song'...
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;...
_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
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...
1 Chronicles 11:7; 1 Chronicles 15:29; 1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 16:42;...
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...