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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 81 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A [Psalm] of Asaph. Of "gittith", [See comments on Psalms 8:1]. The Targum renders it, "upon the harp which came from Gath;'' and so Jarchi says it was a musical instrument that came from Gath. The Septuagint, and the versions which follow that, render it, "for the winepresses". This psalm, according to Kimchi, is said concerning the...
John Gill
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee,.... That is, when Israel were in trouble in Egypt, as the Targum adds, and they cried unto the Lord in their distress, he heard them, and answered them, and sent them a deliverer, and brought them out of all their troubles, Exodus 3:7. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; by bringing the plague of thunder and lightnings upon the...
Matthew Henry
This psalm was penned, as is supposed, not upon occasion of any particular providence, but for the solemnity of a particular ordinance, either that of the new-moon in general or that of the feast of trumpets on the new moon of the seventh month, Lev. xxiii. 24; Num. xxix. 1. When David, by the Spirit, introduced the singing of psalms into the temple-service this psalm was intended for that day,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; What a gracious word is this! How it reminds us, in the most loving tones, of our obligations to the Lord!” Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee.” Psa_81:7. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. A very humbling sentence this! God has often proved us, and he has often disproved us....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. But how sadly did they stand the test! You and I, too, have not only received much mercy at the hand of God, but we also have had our testing-times. We can look back to the waters of strife with deep regret that there we failed so sadly.