Psalm 78:17-55 ESV

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:36

Psalms 78:36Nevertheless they did flatter Him with their mouth.Flattering GodI. Here is a world-wide enormity.1. It is rampant in heathendom. Men “flatter” their gods.2. It is prevalent in Christendom. Looking at the moral character of England, for example, who can doubt that the vast majorities of all Churches “flatter” God by the use of the hymns they sing and the prayers they repeat?II. Here is a monstrous absurdity. Poor man is so vain that he likes flattery, and is deceived by it. But to... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:38

Psalms 78:38But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not.All good rewardedThe whole Book of Judges may be said to be a commentary on these words, for it is a record of successive instances of idolatry and wickedness into which the people fell, of Divine judgments which in consequence overtook them, of partial and temporary repentance produced by those judgments, and of relapses into sin when the judgments were withdrawn. The people are said, in our text, to... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:39

Psalms 78:39For He remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.The frailty of human natureI. The frailty of human nature impressively described. Two terms are used--1. “Flesh”; not granite, iron, or even oak, but a sentient, weak, constantly-dissolving organism.2. “Wind.”(1) Mysterious. “We know not whence it cometh, or whither it goeth.”(2) Fleeting. Wind is a rapid wave of air that rolls over you and is gone. A vapour, a shadow, wind, such are the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:41

Psalms 78:41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel Limiting GodI.We limit the Holy One of Israel by dictating to him. Shall mortal dare to dictate to his Creator? Shall it be possible that man shall lay down his commands, and expect the King of heaven to pay homage to his arrogance? Will a mortal impiously say, “Not Thy will but mine be done”?1. O heir of heaven, be ashamed, and be confounded, while I remind thee that thou hast dared to dictate to God! How... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:51-52

Psalms 78:51-52And smote all the firstborn in Egypt;. . . but made His own people to go forth like sheep.God’s dealings with Egypt and IsraelI. The punishment of egypt. Egypt, through its kings, had become the determined adversary of God. “Who is Jehovah, that I should obey His voice?” was the challenge flung down by Pharaoh in defiance; and the Lord, who is a man of war, was not slow to accept it. Let us learn from this that, when God comes to try conclusions between Himself and His enemies,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:17

Psa 78:17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. Ver. 17. And they sinned yet more against him ] The better he was to them the worse were they toward him, as if God had hired them to be wicked; and this was ordinary with them, and is still among us. Oh the Divine patience! By provoking the most High in the wilderness ] In terra arida ubi Deo indies indigebant, ibi peccabant, saith Aben Ezra here. This was another aggravation of their sin. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:18

Psa 78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. Ver. 18. And they tempted God in their heart ] In their hearts first, but afterwards also with their lips. The psalmist here striketh at the root of their wickedness. By asking meat for their lust ] Not for their necessity (that had been more excusable, Pro 6:30 ), but to satisfy their inordinate appetite, to gratify their licorish palate. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:19

Psa 78:19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? Ver. 19. Yea, they stake against God ] Their villanous and foul thoughts blistered and brake out at their lips. Can God furnish a table? ] This was a blasphemous question. God can do more than he will; but whatsoever he will do shall be done, and nothing can hinder it. "Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean," said he in the Gospel. And this was better than that of the other, who said, "If thou... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:20

Psa 78:20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? Ver. 20. Behold, he smote the rock, &c. ] And so showed his power; we cannot deny it; but now for his will. Can he give bread also? ] They should have said, Will he serve our lusts? but that they were ashamed to say. Can he provide flesh for his people? ] i.e. Dainty and delicate flesh, such as is that of quails, meat for a king; for... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:21

Psa 78:21 Therefore the LORD heard [this], and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; Ver. 21. Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth ] Efferbuit, excanduit. Anger is a kind of fire, a boiling of the blood about the heart, through desire of revenge. "But fury is not in me," saith God, Isaiah 27:4 . If anger be ascribed unto him, as here, it is an expression fitted to our apprehension, because he doeth that which angry men use to do, viz.... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:36

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:38

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:39

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:41

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 78:51-52

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:19

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:21

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