CXI. Psalms 111, 112 should be read closely together, the one being a pendant of the other. They are both acrostics of at once the simplest and most perfect construction, each clause (not, as usual, each verse of two or more clauses) exhibiting the alphabetical arrangement. There are therefore exact... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAISE YE THE LORD. — This short doxology does not strictly form part of the psalm. The alphabetical arrangement begins with “I will praise,” &c ASSEMBLY. — See Note on Psalms 25:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUGHT OUT — _i.e.,_ they are the object of meditation and enquiry. (See Note, Psalms 105:4.) The psalmist was no doubt thinking of historical proofs of Jehovah’s goodness to the chosen race, but his words are capable of a wide range. The best illustration of them may be found in the writings in whi... [ Continue Reading ]
HE HATH MADE... — Literally, _He hath made a memorial for His wonderful works,_ as in Joshua 4:7, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE HATH GIVEN. — Better, _He gave._ MEAT. — The word often means “prey,” from its being torn as by a wild beast, but it is used in Proverbs 31:15; Malachi 3:10, in the simple sense of_ food._ (Comp. also the verb, Proverbs 30:8.) There need not therefore be any allusion to the spoils taken in the C... [ Continue Reading ]
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING... — Better, _a good estimation have all they that do them._ The parallelism here, as the context of Proverbs 3:4, decides for this rendering against that of the margin, “a good success.” Not only is piety the beginning of wisdom, but righteousness wins good esteem. For by _his... [ Continue Reading ]