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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 81:15

Psalms 81:15. The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves— The haters of the Lord should have lied to him. "The enemies of the Lord; or, (passively, by a different pointing,) the hated of the Lord, who were at the same time enemies of the Jewish nation should have been obliged to speak, fawn, and pretend great respect to him; i.e. to the Jewish people." The course of the sense requires it to be thus understood. The singular number is no objection; for that recurs in the next verse,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 81:16

Psalms 81:16. He should have fed them—with the finest of the wheat— i.e. "He would have blessed thee with such plenty, that in the desarts thou shouldst have found the sweetest refreshments; and, without any care of thine, bees should have laid up honey for thee in the rocks, and holes of trees." In Judaea, the bees used the rocks and ground as hives to lay up their honey. This verse is not to be understood of miraculous feeding; but is a poetical description of the land of Canaan. Green, after... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 81:7

7. secret place—the cloud from which He troubled the Egyptians ( :-). proved thee— (Psalms 7:10; Psalms 17:3) —tested their faith by the miracle. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 81:8

8. (Compare :-). The reproof follows to :-. if thou wilt hearken—He then propounds the terms of His covenant: they should worship Him alone, who (Psalms 81:10) had delivered them, and would still confer all needed blessings. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 81:11

11, 12. They failed, and He gave them up to their own desires and hardness of heart (Deuteronomy 29:18; Proverbs 1:30; Romans 11:25). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 81:13

13-16. Obedience would have secured all promised blessings and the subjection of foes. In this passage, "should have," "would have," &c., are better, "should" and "would" expressing God's intention at the time, that is, when they left Egypt. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81This psalm is a joyful celebration of God’s deliverance of His people. The Israelites probably sang it at the Feast of Tabernacles, since it is a review of God’s faithfulness and focuses especially on the wilderness wanderings. [Note: A. Ross, p. 853.] The Feast of Tabernacles reminded the Israelites of this period in their history."Psalms 81 is a close companion to Psalms 50. If anything, the lines of the argument are even clearer here." [Note: Brueggemann, p. 92.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:6-7

God had told His people that He was freeing them from their bondage as slaves in Egypt. They had cried out to Him in their distress, and He answered them from heaven."To judge by this model, it is good to recall God’s answers with some sharpness of detail." [Note: Kidner, Psalms 73-150, p. 294.] Then He tested them at the waters of Meribah to see if they would trust Him (Exodus 17:1-7), and in order to train them to do so. read more

Thomas Constable