This is a prayer for deliverance from national trouble which has not been deserved by any apostasy or idolatry. The strong assertions of national faithfulness are akin to the spirit of the Maccabean age, but the conditions indicated in the Ps. may be found also at an earlier date, such as the time o... [ Seguir leyendo ]
HEATHEN] EV 'nations.' PEOPLE] RV 'peoples,' the inhabitants of Canaan. So in Salmo 44:11; Salmo 44:14.... [ Seguir leyendo ]
SELAH] see on Salmo 3:4. 11, 12. Some are slain, and others sold into captivity.... [ Seguir leyendo ]
FOR NOUGHT, etc.] God does not gain by such transactions. His name and cause are rather discredited. 13, 14. See the speech of Rabshakeh (2 Reyes 18:27).... [ Seguir leyendo ]
PLACE OF DRAGONS] RV 'place of jackals,' a desert, to which condition the country had been reduced. SHADOW OF DEATH] deep darkness and gloom.... [ Seguir leyendo ]
WHY SLEEPEST THOU?] an expression of startling boldness, yet the prayer of Salmo 44:26 shows that its daring springs not from unbelief but from faith.... [ Seguir leyendo ]