Psa 3:7, Mat 25:30 | JFB | STEP | 7. Arise, O Lord —God is figuratively represented as asleep to denote His apparent indifference ( ). The use of " cheekbone " and " teeth " represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to devour ( ), and smiting their cheekbone ( ) denotes violence and insult. thou hast broken —God took his part, utterly depriving the enemy of power to injure.

Psalms 3:7

7. Arise, O Lord—God is figuratively represented as asleep to denote His apparent indifference (Ps 7:6). The use of "cheekbone" and "teeth" represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to devour (Ps 27:2), and smiting their cheekbone (1Ki 22:24) denotes violence and insult.

thou hast broken—God took his part, utterly depriving the enemy of power to injure.

Matthew 25:30

30. And cast ye—cast ye out.

the unprofitable servant—the useless servant, that does his Master no service.

into outer darkness—the darkness which is outside. On this expression see on Mt 22:13.

there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth—See on Mt 13:42.

Mt 25:31-46. THE LAST JUDGMENT.

The close connection between this sublime scene—peculiar to Matthew—and the two preceding parables is too obvious to need pointing out.