?EXPOSITIONVerse 28. But it is good for me to draw near to God. Had he done so at first he would not have been immersed in such affliction; when he di...
Romans 7:21 I find then a law This is to be understood either of the corruption of nature, which he found by experience to be in him; and which, becau...
Psalms 34:14 Depart from evil This denotes that evil is near to men; it keeps close to them, and should be declined and shunned: and it regards all so...
Isaiah 40:9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings Or, O thou that bringest good tidings to Zion F14; which rendering of the words is more agreeable to th...
Psalms 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side The left side, as the Targum; so the Arabic version, and Jarchi and Kimchi; which sense the opposition a...
PSALM 133 OVERVIEW. Title. A Song of Degrees of David. We see no reason for depriving David of the authorship of this sparkling sonnet. He knew by exp...
If so be that it is a righteous thing with God (eiper dikaion para qewi). Condition of first class, determined as fulfilled, assumed as true, but wit...
Chapter?18 The charge of the priests and Levites. (1-7) The priests' portion. (8-19) The Levites' portion. (20-32) Verses 1-7 The people co...
Psalms 22:11 Be not far from me Who had been so near unto him, as to take him out of the womb, and to take the care of him ever since; this is to be u...
Chapter?7 The desolation of the land. (1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (16-22) The captivity. (23-27) Verses 1-15 ...
?EXPOSITION Verse 150. They draw nigh that follow after mischief. He could hear their footfalls close behind him. They are not following him for his b...
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do Not anything that is evil, which is near at hand, and easy to be found, and is in the power of men...
Chapter?3 Obedience to magistrates, and becoming behaviour towards all, are enforced from what believers were before conversion, and what they are ma...
Jeremiah 23:23 [Am] I a God at hand, saith the Lord Or near F6; that is, in heaven; and only sees, and hears, and observes persons and things there, b...
?EXPOSITION The crucified Son of David continues to pour out his complaint and prayer. We need much grace that while reading we may have fellowship wi...
Chapter?12 Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished. - When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast o...
?EXPOSITION Verse 14. He also exalteth the horn of his people. He hath made them strong, famous, and victorious. His goodness to all his creatures doe...
Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith the Lord, keep ye judgment, and do justice Observe the word of the Lord, which comes from the God of judgment, is the best info...
The Book of DeuteronomyChapter 30Chapter Overview: Promises upon their repentance, ver. 1 - 10. The righteousness of faith set before them, ver. 11 ...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 10. As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me. Cruel mockeries cut deeper than the flesh, they reach the soul as though a...