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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. But my horn halt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. The believer, though he is very weak in his own consciousness, and utterly insignificant in his own esteem, shall receive fresh power from...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But my horn shall thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn,.... Which is said to be very high and strong, see Deuteronomy 33:17 this may be understood of the establishment of David's kingdom, of his royal authority, power, and the glory of it, signified by his horn; which was fulfilled when he had subdued the neighbouring nations, and the kings of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Mine eyes also shall see my desire on mine enemies,.... The Targum supplies thus, "shall see destruction;'' Aben Ezra, shall see "the vengeance of God", as in Psalms 58:10, and Kimchi, as we do, shall "see what I will", or "my desire"; which arose not from a revengeful spirit, or from a spirit of private revenge, but from a regard to the glory of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ear shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise by against me. The translators put in the words my desire in both cases they are printed in italics to show that they are not in the original. No doubt the psalmist means that his eye should see the end of his enemies, and his ears should...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree,.... Not like grass, as the wicked, Psalms 92:7 which is weak and tender, and soon cut down; but like trees, and like palm trees, that are firm and strong, and of a long continuance: the word for righteous being of the singular number, has led some to think that Christ is meant; but though he is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. The palm tree flourishes amidst the desert sunshine, growing straight upright towards heaven without a branch that deviates to the right or the left, and bearing its great masses of fruit as near heaven as ever it can. It is a fine type of Christian life and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Those that be planted in the house of the Lord,.... Or being planted (e), that is, everyone of the righteous before mentioned; such are they that are planted out of the wilderness of the world, and into Christ, and are rooted in him, and are planted together in the likeness of his death and resurrection; have the graces of the Spirit of God...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our Lord. Like trees planted in the courtyard, screened and protected, such are true believer; God is their defense, and they are screened within the court of the Lord’s house.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age,.... Being thus planted and watered, they shall not only bring forth the fruits of righteousness, but shall continue, and go on to do so, and even when they are grown old; contrary to all other trees, which, when old, cease bearing fruit; but so do not the righteous; grace is often in the greatest...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; When worldings decay, they shall still be fruitful. They shall not feel, as so many others do, that their age is a curse; it shall be to them a blessing, ripening them for eternity, and it shall be a blessing to all by whom they are surrounded.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
To show that the Lord is upright,.... Or righteous, that is, faithful; as he is in his counsels, covenant, and promises, which he makes good by causing his people to grow and flourish, and become fruitful; by carrying on the work of grace upon their souls, and by preserving them to the end safe to his kingdom and glory; by all which it appears...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, Can each one of you say that concerning the Lord, “ He is my rock, my foundation, my refuge, my shelter “? Psa_92:15. And there is no unrightousness in him. Say that when you have lost the dearest one you ever knew. Say that when your property has melted like the hoar frost in the morning. Say that...