Bible Commentaries

Psalms 102:19 — down,” means, in Kal, to lay upon or over; then, in Niphil, to lie out over anything, to project; and then, to bend forward. It then means to bend or incline forward with an intention to look at anything, as from a window, Genesis 26:8. Compare Psalms 14:2. See also Psalms 85:12, note; 1 Peter 1:12, note.From heaven did the Lord behold the earth - Did he look abroad over all the world.

Psalms 143:6 — I stretch forth my hands unto thee - In prayer. I have nowhere else to go. See Psalms 88:9.My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land - As land in a time of drought “seems” to thirst for rain. See the notes at Psalms 63:1. Compare Psalms 42:1. The word rendered “thirsty” here means properly “weary.” The idea is that of a land which seems to be weary; which has no vigor of growth; and where everything seems to be exhausted. The same word occurs in Isaiah 32:2 : “As the

Psalms 148:13 — Let them praise the name of the Lord - Let them praise Yahweh - the name being often put for the person.For his name alone is excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew, exalted. He only is exalted as God. See the notes at Psalms 8:1 : “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”His glory is above the earth and heaven - Compare the notes at Psalms 113:4 : “The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.” See also the notes at Psalms 8:1 :

Psalms 80:11 — vine.Unto the river - The Euphrates, for so the river usually means in the Scriptures. The Euphrates on the one side, and the Mediterranean Sea on the other, were the natural and proper boundaries of the country as promised to Abraham. See Psalms 72:8; 1 Kings 4:21. Compare the notes at Psalms 60:1-12.

Psalms 95:2 — Let us come before his presence - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prevent his face.” The word in Hebrew means literally to come before; to anticipate. It is the word which is commonly rendered “prevent.” See Job 3:12, note; Psalms 17:13, note; Psalms 59:10, note; 1 Thessalonians 4:15, note. Here it means to come before, in the sense of “in front of.” Let us stand before his face; that is, in his very presence.With thanksgiving - Expressing our thanks.And make a

Proverbs 12:9 — Two interpretations are equally tenable;(1) as in the King James Version, He whom men despise, or who is “lowly” in his own eyes (compare 1 Samuel 18:23), if he has a slave, i. e., if he is one step above absolute poverty, and has some one to supply his wants, is better off than the man who

Proverbs 25:13 — A picture of the growing luxury of the Solomonic period. The “snow in harvest” is not a shower of snow or hail, which would be terrifying and harmful rather than refreshing (compare 1 Samuel 12:17-18); but, rather, the snow of Lebanon or Hermon put into wine or other drink to make it more refreshing in the scorching heat of May or June at the king’s summer palace on Lebanon (1 Kings 9:19, note; Song of Solomon 7:4, note). More reviving

Proverbs 6:16-19 — A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:19, compare Proverbs 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized Hebrew form of climax (see Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:18, Proverbs 30:24; Amos 1:1-15; Amos 2:0; Job 5:19), the teacher here enumerates six

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — personal experience Ecclesiastes 2:0; the result of which was “no profit,” and a conviction that all, even God’s gifts of earthly good to good men, in this life are subject to vanity. His trial of God’s first gift, wisdom, is recounted in Ecclesiastes 1:12-18.Was - This tense does not imply that Solomon had ceased to be king when the word was written. See the introduction to Ecclesiastes. He begins with the time of his accession to the throne, when the gifts of wisdom and riches were especially promised

Ecclesiastes 4 overview — Having arrived Ecclesiastes 3:22 at a partial answer to his question Ecclesiastes 1:3; namely, that there is positive good (a portion) in that satisfaction which is found in working, Solomon now turns to the case of such happiness being interrupted and reduced to vanity by various contingencies - by oppression Ecclesiastes 4:1-3; by

Jeremiah 12 overview — Some divide Jeremiah 12:0 into three extracts Jeremiah 12:1-7, Jeremiah 12:14-17 from discourses of Jeremiah not preserved at length; others regard it as a connected discourse occasioned by a drought in the days of Josiah (compare Jeremiah 12:4); others see in the “evil neighbors”

Ezekiel 16:3 — Birth - See the margin; the word represents “origin” under the figure of “cutting out stone from a quarry” (compareIsaiah 51:1; Isaiah 51:1).An Amorite - the Amorite, a term denoting the whole people. The Amorites, being a principal branch of the Canaanites, are often taken to represent the whole stock Genesis 15:16; 2 Kings 21:11.An Hittite - Compare Genesis 26:34. The main

Ezekiel 30:20-26 — Fourth prophecy against Egypt spoken three months before the capture of Jerusalem Ezekiel 26:1, and three months after the prophecy of Ezekiel 29:1. Meantime, Pharaoh-Hophra’s attempt on Jerusalem had been foiled, and the Egyptians driven back into their own country (Jeremiah 37:5 note).Ezekiel 30:21I have broken - Especially by the defeat at

Matthew 25:12 — know or acknowledge you as Christians. I do not approve of you, or delight in you, or admit that you are my friends. The word “know” is often used in the sense of approving, loving, acknowledging as real friends and followers. See Matthew 7:23; Psa 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:12.

John 20:26 — day, but not probable that they would do it without the sanction of the Lord Jesus. His repeated presence gave such a sanction, and the historical fact is indisputable that from this time this day was observed as the Christian Sabbath. See Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Revelation 1:10.

Acts 10:48 — possibility of future cavil. If they did it themselves, they could not so easily be led by the Jews to find fault with it. It may be added, also, that it seems not to have been the practice of the apostles themselves to baptize very extensively. See 1 Corinthians 1:14-17, “Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel.”

2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We are bound to thank God always for you; - See the notes on 1 Thessalonians 1:2. “As it is meet.” Since it is fit or proper. “Because that your faith groweth exceedingly.” It would seem probable from this that Paul had heard from them since his First Epistle was written. He had doubtless received intelligence

1 Samuel 11:1 — Nahas fue el rey de los hijos de Ammón, como se desprende de 1 Samuel 12:12. Parece haber estado conectado con la familia de David, ya que Abigail, la hermana de David, era "la hija (quizás nieta) de Nahash" 2 Samuel 17:25; 1 Crónicas 2:16; y, tal vez, como consecuencia de esta conexión, él y su familia fueron

1 Samuel 17:1 — La narración vuelve a las guerras filisteas 1 Samuel 14:52; los otros detalles introductorios sobre el rechazo de Saúl y la introducción de David en el escenario de la historia, que se han eliminado en los capítulos intermedios. Shochoh que pertenece a Judá - Vea la referencia marginal que coloca

2 Samuel 6:10 — Obed-edom era un levita de la familia de Merari, siendo 1 Crónicas 15:18; 1 Crónicas 16:38 un hijo de Jeduthun, que era un merarita. Era un portero, un jugador en el arpa, y fue uno de los levitas especialmente designados para participar en los servicios musicales con el fin de traer el arca a Sion, y para