Psalms 65:7

_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 of God's power to the uttermost parts of the earth are a ground of confidence to His praying people. Verse 5 (BY) TERRIBLE THINGS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS WILT THOU ANSWER US O GOD OF OUR SALVATION ie Thou in Verse 5. (BY) TERRIBLE THINGS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS WILT THOU ANSWER US, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION - i:e., Thou, in accordance with that righteousness whereby thou dust give everyone his due (Deuteronomy 32:4), answerest our prayers in trouble, by vouchsafing to us marvelous deliverances, terribly displaying thy power against thy people's foes, as in Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in Canaan. Compare...

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 and darkness are to each other, it is hard to say which is most welcome. Does the watchman wait for the morning? so does the labourer earnestly desire the shades of evening. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifices. We are to look upon daily worship, both alone and with our families, to be the most needful of our daily occupations, the most delightful of our daily comforts. How much the fruitfulness of this lower part of the creation depends upon the influence of the upper, is easy to observe; every good and perfect gift is from above. He who enriches the earth, which is filled with man's sins, by his abundant and varied bounty, can neither want power nor will to feed the so...

Verse Psalms 65:7. _STILLETH THE NOISE OF THE SEAS_] Thou art Sovereign over all the operation of sea and land. Earthquakes are under thy control: so are the flux and reflux of the sea; and all storms and tempests by which the great deep is agitated. Even the _headstrong_ _multitude_ is under thy control; for thou stillest the madness of the people....

WHICH STILLETH THE NOISE OF THE SEAS - He calms the seas when they have been agitated by the storm. He causes the mighty waves to settle down, and the whole surface of the ocean becomes calm and smooth. The storm subsides at his command, and the sea is still. It was the manifestation of this power which demonstrated so clearly the divinity of the Lord Jesus, when he said to the troubled waves, “Peace, be still, and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39. Compare Psalms 107:29. THE NOISE OF THEIR WAVES - The loud roar of the waters, so that they are still. AND THE TUMULT OF THE PEOPLE - The raging; the fury; the excitement of assembled multitudes, resembling the raging waves of t

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 of blessings in his courts (Psalms 65:4); and (4) as Deliverer of his people from their enemies (Psalms 65:5). Next, God is praised for his might and majesty in nature (Psalms 65:6). Lastly, he is praised for his goodness and bounty in conn

WHICH STILLETH THE NOISE OF THE SEAS, THE NOISE OF THEIR WAVES,.... By a word speaking; as our Lord did when here on earth, and which was a proof and evidence of his eternal power and Godhead. These figurative expressions are interpreted by the next clause; AND THE TUMULT OF THE PEOPLE: of wicked men, who foam and rage against the people of God, and are like a troubled sea that cannot rest; but God can say to these proud waters, which threaten to go over their souls, Peace, be still; he can stop their opposition, quell their insurrections, restrain their wrath, and make them peaceable and quiet; wherefore the saints have no reason to be afraid of them, Psalms 46:2....

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 restitution of all things as spoken by the mouth of His holy prophets since the world began. Here we get the visions of Israel's restoration, her spiritual blessings and her praise unto the Lord, and what will be the result for the nations and for all creation. We recommend a careful study in details by comparing Scripture with Scripture. In this Psalm Zion is mentioned first. It will be the joy of the whole earth and His praises will sound forth from the glorious place of His rest. Then He who answereth prayer unt

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._ Isaiah 66:23 and Joel 2:28), but is better taken in a wider sense. Psalms 65:3. Read, against us (LXX). PSALMS 65:5. For God's sovereignty in natur

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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 forces alike of nature and of the nations....