Major Prophets He looks at nature, and as he sees its varied operations, he observes certain eternal law as he calls them, but he does not see the power at the back of those laws which makes the laws potent for the government of the world. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. The believer rejoices that he shall not be suffered to perish, but shall be strengthened and enabled to triumph over his enemies, by the divine aid. "O Lord, how great are thy works!" All that breathe, your God adore, Strings and voices, hands and hearts, How magnificent your work, GOD! The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. To be planted in the house of the Lord, is to be fixed and rooted in the grace communicated by the ordinances of divine worship. Psalms 22 - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Bible Of the wicked he had said just before, "When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever." The broken sense of inspiration is better let alone than pieced out with additions of a translator's own invention; it is like repairing pure gold with tinsel, or a mosaic of gems with painted wood. This mercy to the aged proves the faithfulness of their God, and leads them "to shew that the Lord is upright," by their cheerful testimony to his ceaseless goodness. "As the days of a tree are the days of my people," saith the Lord. We thank men when they oblige us, how much more ought we to bless the Lord when he benefits us. And to confirm this interpretation, he quotes the apostle, 1Co 14:15: "I will pray with the spirit, and with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and with the understanding also." in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Voice of sweet song! Loving kindness is a most appropriate theme for those dewy hours when morn is sowing all the earth with orient pearl. The psalmist speaks in the first person, and it should be a matter of prayer with the reader that he may be enabled to do the same. Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary (concise) << Psalm 91 | Psalm 92 | Psalm 93 >> (Read all of Psalm 92) Complete Concise Chapter Contents Praise is the business of the sabbath. Grass, which makes hay for oxen, is a good enough emblem of the unregenerate; but cedars, which build the temple of the Lord, are none too excellent to set forth the heirs of heaven. The Old Testament I think, therefore, the Psalmist alludes to that valuable article which is called "green oil," on account of its being expressed from the nut or fruit, without the process of boiling. Preparationfor instruments should be tuned. Nature decays but grace thrives. How striking is the contrast in the psalm. Under all circumstances. Verse 5.The unscalable mountains and the fathomless sea: or the divine works and the divine thoughts (God revealed and hidden) equally beyond human apprehension. It is a good thing to give expression to gratitude. shivered by the voice of God. The Gospels Verse 8.Here is the central pivot of the Psalm. The Hindus reckon it has 360 uses. Verse 11. Bible Text Commentaries by C. H. Spurgeon - Blue Letter Bible Old Testament or Considerable Portions Thereof. To deny the tongue the privilege of uttering the praises of God involves an unnatural strain upon the most commendable prompting of our renewed manhood, and it is a problem to us how the members of the Society of Friends can deprive themselves of so noble, so natural, so inspiring a part of sacred worship. They flower for a short space to wither without end. And Beza confesses, that at his first entrance into the congregation, and hearing them sing Psa 91:1-16 he felt himself exceedingly comforted, and did retain the sound of it afterwards upon his heart. Very comprehensive, including renewed strength, fresh tokens of favour, confirmation in office, qualification for it, and new joys. Neither heavy weights which men place upon its head, nor the importunate urgency of the wind, can sway it aside from perfect uprightness. Glory be to his name! In the green wood and hollow dell; Singing is the music of angels. Verse 3.Chrysostom says, "Instrumental music was only permitted to the Jews, as sacrifice was, for the heaviness and grossness of their souls. As if the man had fixed his face, It is good to give thanks in the form of vocal song. It is bonum, honestum, jucundum, utile; an honest, pleasant, and profitable good. The open country moreover wears a sad aspect now: the soil is rent and dissolves into dust at every breath of wind; the green of the meadows is almost entirely gone,the palm-tree alone preserves in the drought and heat its verdant root of leaves. "Who can read without indignation of Kant," remarks De Quincey, "that at his own table in social sincerity and confidential talk, let him say what he would in his books, he exulted in the prospect of absolute and ultimate annihilation; that he planted his glory in the grave, and was ambitious of rotting for ever! What does Psalms 92 mean? The court or open area in the centre of an eastern dwelling, and especially the court of any great and stately dwelling, was often adorned with a tree, or sometimes with more than one, for beauty, for shade, and, as it might be, for fruit. Psalm 92:10 - KJV - But my horn shalt thou exalt - Christianity And talk of all thy truth at night. What a contrast with the worthlessness, the weakness, transitoriness, and destiny, of grassin a warm country tooare the palm tree and cedar of Lebanon! Even if bedridden, they bear the fruit of patience; if poor and obscure, their lowly and contented spirit becomes the admiration of those who know how to appreciate modest worth. Psalms 22, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon There is a peculiar freshness and charm about early morning praises; the day is loveliest when it first opens its eyelids, and God himself seems then to make distribution of the day's manna, which tastes most sweetly if gathered ere the sun is hot. Verse 11."Mine enemies. Verse 3."Upon an instrument of ten strings." Continual, every night, and every day. This is the middle verse of the Psalm, and the great fact which this Sabbath song is meant to illustrate. How universally do men strive, by the putrid joys of sense and passion, to destroy the fineness of the sensibilities which God has given them. R. Selomo thinks that it refers to the future state of the blessed, which is a perpetual sabbath. Psalms 92:6. The Old Testament On the summit of the mountain, unsheltered from the blast, the cedar waves its mighty branches in perpetual verdure, and so the truly godly man under all adversities retains the joy of his soul, and continues to make progress in the divine life. Palm in drought, cedar in storm and frost. You made me so happy, GOD. A primrose by a river's brim Johannine Writings "Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God." The Gospels "He shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Psalms 92. Awake, my heart, awake! Evening is the time for retrospect, memory is busy with the experience of the day, hence the appropriate theme for song is the divine faithfulness, of which another day has furnished fresh evidences. In 1810, Burckhardt counted eleven or twelve; and Dr. Richardson, in 1818, states them to be no more than seven. The altar of incense was to be overlaid with pure gold, and to have a crown of gold round about it. As if in a most select viridarium or as if in a park, abounding in trees dedicated to God. We therefore look for something superior in old disciples. There are times when in the contemplation of redeeming love we feel that if we did not sing we must die; silence would be as horrible to us as if we were gagged by inquisitors, or stifled by murderers. The best exposition of harps in singing is given by Dr. Watts. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The palm tree produces even to old age. The King of Prussia, though a personal friend of Kant's, found himself obliged to level his State thunders at some of his doctrines, and terrified him in his advance; else I am persuaded that Kant would have formally delivered Atheism from the professor's chair, and would have enthroned the horrid ghoulish creed, which privately he professed, in the University of Knigsberg. a. 2. Verse 6.Expressively he wrote: "The man-brute will not know; the fool will not understand this," viz., that when the wicked spring up with rapid and apparently vigorous growth as the summer flowers in Palestine, it is that they may ripen soon for a swift destruction. No one acquainted with David's style will hesitate to ascribe to him the authorship of this divine hymn; the ravings of the Rabbis who speak of its being composed by Adam, only need to be mentioned to be dismissed. Great for number, extent, and glory and design are all the creations of the Infinite One. It might, with more probability, have been supposed to be put, by a poetic fiction, into the mouth of Adam, beholding, with wonder and gratitude, the recent creation. It is blessed work when hand and tongue work together in the heavenly occupation of praise. Job tells us, "The morning stars sang together," (Job 38:7). I saw your work and I shouted for joy. Verse 10 (last clause).Christian illumination, consecration, gladness, and graces, are all of them the anointing of the Spirit. Verse 7."When the wicked spring as the grass," etc. "They shall still bring forth fruit in old age." GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, TITLE.A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath-day. "He shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Of the wicked he had said just before, "When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever." Verse 1. Still makes them flourish strong and fair. At noon, when by the forest's edge Verse 6."A fool." To announce your love each daybreak, sing your faithful presence all through the night, Accompanied by dulcimer and harp, the full-bodied music of strings. The palm tree is very useful. A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day. Redemption is grand beyond conception, and the thoughts of love which planned it are infinite. "He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Between God's enemies and his friends, Psa 92:9-10. Charles H. Spurgeon's Treasury of David. Psalms - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary - Bblia Plus Praise him, praise him, evermore. It is inconsistent with the psalm itself, which speaks of the workers of iniquity, when as yet sin had not entered. The ungodly are destroyed for ever, and God is most high for ever; evil is cast down, and the Holy One reigns supreme eternally. A man must either be a saint or a brute, he has no other choice; his type must be the adoring seraph, or the ungrateful swine. Verse 15."He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him." George Horne . Nor holy rapture wanted they to praise Verse 2."In the morning." Did Nature lead him as before; He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Verse 12."The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree.". Major Prophets That they still bring forth fruit in all duties of holy obedience. Verse 2."In the morning, andevery night." Title."For the Sabbath day." David here tells us how he shall flourish. "Every night," clouded or clear, moonlit or dark, calm or tempestuous, is alike suitable for a song upon the faithfulness of God, since in all seasons, and under all circumstances, it abides the same, and is the mainstay of the believer's consolation. In vain, through every changeful year, Book of Psalm - Charles H. Spurgeon's Treasury of David - Christianity (3) In their greatest flight, (Isa 42:10-11). 2. He who turns the ebb into the flood can soon restore our soul. There sometimes the palm tree, planted by the cool fountain, shot up its tall trunk toward the sky, and waved its green top, far above the roof, in the sun-light and the breeze. Verse 4."Thy work." This is another noble and long-lived tree. Augustine reports of himself, that when he came to Milan and heard the people sing, he wept for joy in the church to hear that pleasing melody. This mind, which might behold a world of glory in created things, and look through them as through a transparent veil to things infinitely more glorious, signified or contained within the covering, is as dull and heavy as a piece of anthracite coal. The wicked "spring as the grass," but "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree," whose growth may not be so rapid, but whose endurance for centuries is in fine contrast with the transitory verdure of the meadow. Spiritual wisdom will make us to see that the faithfulness and power of God are exerted in this work of preserving believers flourishing and fruitful unto the end. We are to remember that the worship of God was never understood to consist in such outward services, which were only necessary to help forward a people, as yet weak and rude in knowledge, in the spiritual worship of God. The subject is the praise of God; praise is Sabbatic work, the joyful occupation of resting hearts. Verse 6."A brutish man knoweth not." This admirable composition is both a Psalm and a Song, full of equal measures of solemnity and joy; and it was intended to be sung upon the day of rest. But God will soon by his power, and in his wrath, confound and scatter them even to destruction. "I will triumph in the works of thy hands." Minor Prophets Alas, habits of sense and sin have done this. And this is their implantation in the house of the Lord,that is, in the church, which is the seat of all the means of spiritual life, both as unto growth and flourishing, which God is pleased to grant unto believers. The Brahmins rise three hours before the sun, to pray. 1 (A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.) 2. In this connection, we were intrigued by a comment of Albert Barnes. Verse 5.Thy thoughts. Psalm 92 The Message 92 1-3 What a beautiful thing, God, to give thanks, to sing an anthem to you, the High God! Verse 3.In Augustine to Ambrose there is the following passage bearing on this same subject:"Sometimes, from over jealousy, I would entirely put from me and from the church the melodies of the sweet chants that we use in the Psalter, lest our ears seduce us; and the way of Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, seems the safe one, who, as I have often heard, made the reader chant with so slight a change of voice, that it was more like speaking than singing. Home; Commentaries . Creation is immeasurable, and the wisdom displayed in it unsearchable. More tunable than needed lute or harp Adam in Paradise had neither harps to play upon, nor wicked men to contend with. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Verse 13. It is seldom that they long agree together; at least as to the particular object of their pursuit. 3. The difference, indeed, between the first anointing of David and that of Saul, as performed by Samuel, is well worthy of notice on the present occasion. In that the thing is spoken twice it is confirmed by the Lord, it shall surely be, and that speedily. These very cedars were visited by Belonius in 1550, nearly three hundred years ago, who found them twenty-eight in number. Are any of us low in grace? This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. In the courtyards of Oriental houses trees were planted, and being thoroughly screened, they would be likely to bring forth their fruit to perfection in trying seasons; even so, those who by grace are brought into communion with the Lord, shall be likened to trees planted in the Lord's house, and shall find it good to their souls. Or Democritus draw forth the truth from a well? Verse 14.Constancy is an ingredient in the obedience Christ requires. The man-brute precisely translates the Hebrew words; one whom God has endowed with manhood, but who has debased himself to brutehood; a man as being of God's creation in his own image, but a brute as being self-moulded (shall we say self-made?) The superscription refers to this psalm as, "A song for the sabbath day," meaning, no doubt, that it was used by the Jews as part of their worship on each sabbath day. "They shall be fat and flourishing; to shew that the Lord is upright." Faith's penetrating root reaches the fountains of living waters. When Peter on some April morn, David here tells us how he shall flourish. Commentaries, Sermons, Illustrations, Devotionals. Johannine Writings They were his dwellings night and day, Verily, my brethren, there is no sea so deep as these thoughts of God, who maketh the wicked flourish, and the good suffer: nothing so profound, nothing so deep; therein every unbelieving soul is wrecked, in that depth, in that profundity. Verse 3."With a solemn sound." The hot blasts from the south are scarcely supportable even by the native himself, and yet here forests of date palms flourish, and form a screen impervious to the rays of the sun, beneath the shade of which the lemon, the orange, and the pomegranate, are cherished, and the vine climbs up by means of its twisted tendrils; and although reared in constant shade, all these fruits acquire a more delicious flavour than in what would seem a more favourable climate. Verse 10."Thou shalt lift up, as a reym, my horn," seems to point to the mode in which the bovid use their horns, lowering the head and then tossing it up. The point on which the Psalmist in this passage fixes, as he contemplates the blessedness of God's own children, is the beauty and happiness of their old age. In all these changes singing hath been their stated duty and delight. He does not say what he should see concerning his enemies, he leaves that blank, and we have no right to fill in the vacant space with words which look vindictive. Psalms 92 - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary - Bblia Plus "As the mind has its influence by which it moves the body, so the spirit has its own influence by which it moves the soul." These may have a great name in the tabernacle for a while, but God blots their names, and roots their hopes out of the tabernacle; yea, he puts them from the horns of the altar, or slays them there, as Solomon gave commandment concerning Joab. The believer who can realize this will not despair at the time of his own depression, and of the seeming exaltation of the wicked. Nay, the air is the birds' music room, where they chant their musical notes. Verse 14."They shall still bring forth fruit in, old age." Silent worship is sweet, but vocal worship is sweeter. Commentary on Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 - Working Preacher I observed, they bear a greater quantity of fruit than the large ones." Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Saints are planted in the house of God; they have a kind of rooting there: but though the tabernacle be a good rooting place, yet we cannot root firmly there, unless we are rooted in Jesus Christ. To give his gratitude a tongue is wise in man. Fellowship with the stem begets fertility in the branches. There was a hardness in his cheek, This is the gift of God. Its actual occurrence was not, however, known to all mankind, but was specifically revealed to the shepherds of Bethlehem and to certain wise men from the east. The incarnation of the Son of God was one of the greatest events in the history of the universe. They grow to die, they blossom to be blasted. This seven volume "magnum opus", by Charles H. Spurgeon, was first published in weekly installments over a twenty-year span in the London Metropolitan Tabernacle's periodical, The Sword and the Trowel. PSALM 92. How profound your thoughts! Psalm 92: It is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord Related Media Bruce and Jan Benson are Bible translators, serving in Peru. There cannot be a doubt, then, that these cedars which were esteemed ancient nearly three hundred years ago, must be of a very great antiquity; and yet they are described by the last of these travellers as "large, and tall, and beautiful, the most picturesque productions of the vegetable world that we had seen." We stand by the fathomless sea of divine wisdom, and exclaim with holy awe, "O the depth! Into the heart of Peter Bell. Since a true Sabbath can only be found in God, it is wise to meditate upon him on the Sabbath day.