And the house of such a man was called domus discalceati, that is to say, "The house of him that hath his shoe loosed." “Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.”— Psalm cxix. God will be sure to plough his own ground, whatsoever becometh of the waste; and to weed his own garden, though the rest of the world should be let alone to grow wild. This psalm is titled A Song. The city of the seven hills must yet hear the gospel.   Study the Bible online. Banners are for the breeze, the sun, the battle. 983, "Moab is my washpot.". The soil was like that of an Ohio bottom. (wpe). Whole Psalm. In our version it is a prayer; in the Septuagint an expression of faith—"Thou wilt return.". Some render, "wine of stupor, "or stupefying. Who will give the church the power to accomplish this? This is the secret of our miseries. All was now dry; and in some places it was difficult to make our way through the exuberant growth. The psalmist compares the salvation which the Lord bestows upon his people to a highly excellent banner, which serves as a signal, to one lying prostrate in his misery, to rise up, with an allusion perhaps to Nu 21:8. Let not our adversaries triumph over our breaches. Verse 4.   Dark signs of present or coming ill must not dishearten us; if the Lord had meant to destroy us he would not have given us the gospel; the very fact that he has revealed himself in Christ Jesus involves the certainty of victory. Cause. We have not lost our banner but gained theirs, and brought it away in triumph. (a) Left of God's Spirit. We have painfully learned the utter impotence of armies, kings, and nations without thine help. William Streat, in "The Dividing of the Hoof, "1654. The Lord has given us the standard of the gospel, let us live to uphold it, and if needful die to defend it. John Brinsley. 5. The whole tract north of Wady Mâlih was said to be farmed from the government by one of the Sheiks of the Jenâr family, who live at Jeba and in its neighbourhood. Whole Psalm. Thomas Harmer (1715-1788), in "Observations on Divers Passages of Scripture.". To be displayed. Franz Delitzsch. Perhaps the delivery of a banner was anciently esteemed an obligation to protect, and that the psalmist might consider it in this light, when, upon a victory over the Syrians and Edomites, after the public affairs of Israel had been in a bad state, he says, Thou hast shewed thy people hard things, etc. Psalm 59: The content of the psalm reinforces the occasion cited in the superscription. This is contrary to their will, and to the nature of things, but faith finds honey in the lion, and a washpot in filthy Moab. Their afflictions had led them to exhibit holy fear, and then being fitted for the Lord's favour, he gave them an ensign, which would be both a rallying point for their hosts, a proof that he had sent them to fight, and a guarantee of victory. Bible Toggle Dropdown. A mere pot to hold the dirty water after my feet have been washed in it. Moab is My Washpot "Moab is my washpot. When grief becomes so habitual as to be our drink, and to take the place of our joys, becoming our only wine, then are we in an evil case indeed. Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee. but if he withdraw his presence we tremble at the fall of a leaf. Verse 11. 4. "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy." The believer owning no law but that which comes from Christ. Jehovah, through Christ, is frequently said to turn to the world to see what its condition is, and always with the same result. – From Defeat to Victory in God. There is not a grain of vain glory in it, but yet her holy boastings none can hinder. Be so subdued as to rejoice in my victories over my other foes. The psalmist claims that they were still the Lord's own people, though in the first verse he had said, "thou hast cast us off." That is the way to get rid of all your troubles; take your heart, and turn it upside down, and pour out all that is in it. Verse 11. Verse 4. Psalm 22:29 Life's Need and Maintenance. When God has spoken, his divine shall, our I will, becomes no idle boast, but the fit echo of the Lord's decree. A purgative, a tonic. He expected to conquer and triumph over them, to put them to the basest offices, as his vassals, because God had decreed and spoken it in his holiness. Shechem was an important portion of the country, which as yet had not yielded to his government; but he saw that by Jehovah's help it would be, and indeed was all his own. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.” O God, thou hast cast us off. Verse 2. The veterans of the valley of salt could not force the passage, yet was it to be attempted, and David looked to the Lord for help. Verse 6. The discrepancy may be explained by supposing that the title contains the numbers slain by one division of the army, or that the twelve thousand were slain in the battle, and the residue in the flight. Amid distractions it is a great thing to have good and sound legislation, it was a balm for Israel's wounds, it is our joy in the Church of Christ. The psalmist grieves over Israel’s humiliation, but in response to God’s assuring word, he asks for divine help in battle and expresses his confidence in victory.For More than this appear to have fallen according to 1Ch 18:12, but this commemorates one memorable part of the conflict. The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon is a Bible commentary on the book of Psalms chapters. Like straw on the threshing floor beneath the feet of the oxen shall we tread upon our abject foes, but it shall rather be his foot which presses them down than ours; his hand shall go out against them so as to put them down and keep them in subjection. Henry Hammond. “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” — Psalm ciii. Astonishing evils bring with them astonishing results. Psalms 60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.. Ver. Two other great divisions of the country he mentions, evidently delighting to survey the goodly land which the Lord had given him. For what cause. Over Edom will I cast out my shoe. Verse 8. Neglect or actual sin; a subject for self examination. And specially in fierce temptations, Gods saving precedes man's praying. Verse 7. Secondly, applying it to the kingdom of Christ. And borne aloft thy truth divine. Joab, it seems, took this in his return from the former slaughter, and fell in for the assistance of his brother Abishai (for that was their usual course: though they divided their armies, they did not divide their hearts). Thou hast showed thy people hard things] God will be sure to plough his own ground, whatsoever becometh of the waste; and to weed his own garden, though the rest of the world should be let alone to grow wild. These were some of the chief places, which sided with Ishbosheth whilst he lived, as you may see, 2 Samuel 2; and, as it seemeth, they still cleaved to the house of Saul after he was dead, not acknowledging David for their king. From without, by open persecution; from within, by intestine and homebred divisions. David was the Lord's beloved, his name signifies "dear, or beloved, "and there was in Israel a remnant according to the election of grace, who were the beloved of the Lord; for their sakes the Lord wrought great marvels, and he had an eye to them in all his mighty acts. Parts of it may even appear faintly ridiculous to unsanctified eyes. I will rejoice, or "I will triumph." Why a banner? 27. "Intoxicating wine." "They overcame through the blood of the Lamb, "shall yet be said of all who rest in the power of Jesus. We naturally expect after such as inscription, joy, congratulation, and praise for victory; but the psalmist breaks out into lamentations and bitter complaints: his strains are, however, changed, when he has proceeded as far as verse three, where he begins to feel confidence, and to employ the language of exultation and triumph. The goodly land had been secured to the tribes by the promise made to Abraham, and that divine grant was an abundantly sufficient warrant for the belief that Israel's arms would be successful in battle. Hermann Venema. That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. Enemies should be expelled, and the landmarks of peaceful ownership set up. To publish the gospel is a sacred duty, to be ashamed of it a deadly sin. Psalm 60#sn Psalm 60. As a man when bathing throws his shoes on one side, so would he obtain his dominion over haughty Esau's descendants as easily as a man casts a shoe. And mete out the valley of Succoth. 2. In the concluding years of Saul, the Philistines obtained a superiority over him, and finally destroyed him with his army. Now in the church, and in matters of religion, this one Head is Christ, even that Lion of the tribe of Judah, as he is called (Re 5:5). The wine of astonishment. Ye people, pour out your heart before him:-. No earthly lamp avails to break, 3. A complete set of The Treasury of David in book form is available from Pilgrim Publications, PO Box 66, Pasadena, TX 77501. The inhabitants of Tûbâs are divided into three hostile parties; and they carry their divisions into their agriculture in the Ghôr. ( B) It is one thing to attribute the victory for the honour of the king that was the cause. Perhaps he would throw his shoe as nowadays men throw their glove, as a challenge to them to dare dispute his sway. God will bow to the accomplishment of his purposes all the valour of men; the church may cry, "the prowess of armies is mine, " God will overrule all their achievements for the progress of his cause. “Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.” — Psalm 60:4. David found himself the possessor of a tottering throne, troubled with the double evil of factions at home, and invasion from abroad. Albert Barnes. Once she defiled Israel, according to the counsel of Balaam, the son of Beor; but she shall no longer be able to perpetrate such baseness; she shall be a washpot for those whom she sought to pollute. This promise, … This manner of speaking hath also allusion to the positive law recorded in De 25:6-10; for the letter of the law is, that is the kinsman would not marry the brother's widow and raise up seed unto his brother; the widow loosing his shoe, and spitting in his face, he lost the claim and interest of such possessions as belonged to the woman in right of her husband. Verse 1. Verse 2. IT is well known that in ordinary cases grief which is kept within the bosom grows more and more intense. 19:1-17). NO. As the east so the west of Jordan should be allotted to the proper persons. If the preceding views are correct, we may rest in the result, that the present Sâkût represents the name and site of the ancient Succoth...We passed obliquely along the northern slope of the same broad swell, where the ground was covered only by a thick crop of thistles. Moab is my washpot. I will divide Shechem, etc. "LORD make me to know my end and the measure of my days, what it is, that I may know how frail I am." Toggle navigation. Christ our Passover — 1 Corinthians 5:7 → ... Psalm 59 | Psalm 60 >> (Read all of Psalm 59) ... From "The Psalms translated from the Hebrew, with Notes chiefly exegetical." In returning from which service Joab found his brother Abishai engaged in the valley of salt against eighteen thousand Edomites or Syrians (all one), whose valour the Almighty looked on, as he attributes the whole slaughter to him, because first attempting it. 'S return to us and ours to him pour out your heart before:... 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