Psalm 78:67-69 NIV,NKJV

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 78:1-72

Day and Night Leading Psa 78:14 Did some man imagine this? I thank him. Life is the sweeter for having such men among us. What a man it was that thought of this condescension and love on the part of the miracle-working God described in this most musical psalm! It was worth being born to imagine this conception of God. It is so tender, so fatherlike, so comforting; it is charged to the full with inspiration of the best kind; it makes all things feel securer; it brings to the soul contributions... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 78:61-72

The history of the church is pursued through all these verses. But we must look farther than the history, and particularly in the close of the Psalm, which ends with a view of David as the chosen of God to the throne of Israel; behold the Christ, the chosen of God, of whom David was a type, as set forth in these features of character. It is Jesus, who is the great Shepherd of Israel, who was all along pointed at, as leading Joseph like a sheep; and he, and he only, as the one who could carry... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 78:56-72

56-72 After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own heart. With good reason does the psalmist make this finishing, crowning... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 78:12-72

The Narrative of God's Deeds v. 12. Marvelous things did He in the sight of their fathers, before the exodus, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan, this being the residence of the Pharaohs at the time of the deliverance from Egypt, Numbers 14:22. The miracles performed by Moses were probably all done in or near this capital, and it is mentioned also at a later date because it was located in the most easterly portion of Egypt, in the part nearest to the land of Canaan. v. 13. He divided... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 78:1-72

Psalms 78:0Maschil of Asaph1 Give ear, O my people, to my law:Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.2 I will open my mouth in a parable:I will utter dark sayings of old:3 Which we have heard and known,And our fathers have told us.4 We will not hide them from their children,Shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,And his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.5 For he established a testimony in Jacob,And appointed a law in Israel,Which... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 78:59-72

God Raises up His Shepherd David Psalms 78:59-72 This paragraph continues the history of the Judges, and tells the story of what befell after the battle in which Eli’s sons were slain. See 1 Samuel 4:1-22 . It is difficult to estimate the despair which that disaster caused, because Israel seemed the light-bearer of the world. What hope was there for mankind, if its lamp of testimony was extinguished! It inspires great confidence, however, to read in Psalms 78:65 of God’s awakening. The... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 78:1-72

The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the psalm, however, is to warn God's people against unfaithfulness by the story of past failure. After announcing his determination the first eight verses declare the purpose of the singer. Things of the past are to be recounted for the sake of the children. Notice very carefully the statement of the latter... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 78:1-72

LXXVIII. The Lesson of Israel’ s History.— The northern tribes have been perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary, has chosen Zion, the sanctuary of Judah. The Ps. must have been written before John Hyrcanus (134 B.C.) destroyed the Samaritan shrine on Mt. Gerizim (p. 608). Psalms 78:1-1 Kings : . Introduction. Psalms 78:2 . parable: rather “ poem.”— dark sayings: rather enigmas in the history of Israel and... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 78:67

Moreover; and as he smote his enemies for their sins, so he punished his own people for the same cause. He refused the tabernacle of Joseph; either, 1. He rejected the kingdom of the ten tribes, whereof Ephraim was the head. But this Psalm reacheth not so far as the erection of that kingdom. Or rather, 2. He would not have his ark to abide longer in the tabernacle of Shiloh, which was in the tribe of Joseph or Ephraim: see 1 Samuel 6:12; 1 Samuel 7:1,1 Samuel 7:2; Jeremiah 7:12,Jeremiah 7:14;... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 78:68

Chose the tribe of Judah; either, 1. For the seat of the kingdom. Or rather, 2. For the seat of the ark and of God’s worship. Object. Jerusalem was in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:28. Answ. 1. It was so in part, and part of it was in Judah, as appears from Joshua 15:63; to which tribe Zion belonged by special reason, because David the head of that tribe conquered and took it. 2. Benjamin, after the division of the two kingdoms, was incorporated with Judah, and is oft comprehended under the... read more

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 78:1-72

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 78:61-72

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 78:56-72

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 78:12-72

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 78:1-72

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 78:59-72

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 78:1-72

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 78:1-72

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 78:67

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 78:68

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