Psa 76:1-4, 145:5, 12-13, Dan 2:37-44, 7:9-14, Mat 4:8, 6:13, Rom 9:23 | TSK | STEP | A declaration of God's majesty in the church. An exhortation to serve him reverently. (Title.) Neginoth. A Psalm. This Psalm is entitled in the Septuagint, which is followed by the Vulgate and Appollinarius, [ ,] "An ode against the Assyrian;" and it is considered by many of the best commentators to have been composed by Asaph after the defeat of Sennacherib. of Asaph. or, for Asaph. In Judah. his.

Psalms 76:1-4

1 A declaration of God's majesty in the church.

11 An exhortation to serve him reverently.

(Title.) Neginoth.

A Psalm. This Psalm is entitled in the Septuagint, which is followed by the Vulgate and Appollinarius, [ ,] "An ode against the Assyrian;" and it is considered by many of the best commentators to have been composed by Asaph after the defeat of Sennacherib.

of Asaph. or, for Asaph.

In Judah.

48:1-3; 147:19,20; De 4:7,8,34-36; Ac 17:23; Ro 2:17-29; 3:1,2

his.

98:2,3; 148:13,14; 1Ch 29:10-12; 2Ch 2:5,6; Da 3:29; 4:1,2

Salem.

Ge 14:18; Heb 7:1,2

dwelling.

132:13,14; 2Ch 6:6; Isa 12:6

There.

46:9; 2Ch 14:12,13; 20:25; 32:21; Isa 37:35,36; Eze 39:3,4,9,10

mountains.

Jer 4:7; Eze 19:1-4,6; 38:12,13; Da 7:4-8,17-28

Psalms 145:5

will speak.

40:9,10; 66:3,4; 71:17-19,24; 96:3; 104:1,2; 105:2; Isa 12:4

Da 4:1-3,37

works. Heb. things, or, words.

72:18

Psalms 145:12-13

make known.

98:1; 105:5; 106:2; 110:2,3; 145:6-12; 136:4-26; Da 4:34,35

Mt 28:18; Ac 2:8-11; Eph 1:19-21; 3:7,8; Re 12:10; 19:15,16

kingdom.

146:10; Isa 9:7; Da 2:44; 7:14,27; 1Ti 1:17; Re 11:15

everlasting kingdom. Heb. kingdom of all ages.

1Co 15:21-28

Daniel 2:37-44

a king.

1Ki 4:24; Ezr 7:12; Isa 10:8; 47:5; Jer 27:6,7; Eze 26:7; Ho 8:10

Re 1:5; 17:14

the God.

4:25,32; 5:18; 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2; Pr 8:15; Jer 28:14; Re 19:16

power.

4:3,34; Ps 62:11; Mt 6:13; Joh 19:11; Re 4:11; 5:12

the beasts.

4:21,22; Ps 50:10,11; Jer 27:5-7

Thou art.The Chaldean monarchy, over which Nebuchadnezzar was the only king of note; in whose time it extended over Chaldea, Assyria, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and Libya: the head of gold represented its immense riches.

another kingdom.The empire of the Medes and Persians, whose union was denoted by the breast and two arms of silver; and which was established on the ruins of that of the Chaldeans on the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, B.C. 538.

32; 5:28-31; 7:5; 8:3,4,20; 11:2; Isa 44:28; 45:1-5

another third.The empire of the Macedonians, or "brazen-coated Greeks," aptly denoted by the belly and thighs of brass, founded by Alexander the Great, who terminated the Persian monarchy by the overthrow of Darius Codomanus at Arbela, B.C. 331

32; 7:6,7,23; 8:5-14; 10:20; 11:3-20; Zec 6:3,6

the fourth.The Roman empire, which comprised nearly the whole world.

33; 7:19-26; 8:24; 9:26; 11:36-45; Joh 11:48

forasmuch.

7:7; Jer 15:12; Am 1:3

the feet.

33-35; 7:7,24; Re 12:3; 13:1; 17:12

the toes.

Da 7:24; Re 13:1

broken. or, brittle.

one to another. Chal. this with this. even.The Roman empire became weakened by a mixture of barbarous nations, by the incursions of whom it was torn asunder about the fourth century after Christ, and at length divided into ten kingdoms, answering to the ten toes of the image.

in the days. Chal. in their days.That is, in the days of one of these kingdoms, (see Ru 1:1,) i.e, the Roman; in which the "God of heaven set up" the spiritual kingdom of the Messiah, which shall yet "become a great mountain, and fill the whole earth."

the God.

28,37

set up.

Ge 49:10; Ps 2:6-12; 72:1-20; 89:3,4,19-36; 110:1-4; Isa 9:6,7

Mt 3:2,3; 28:18; Eph 1:20-22

which shall never.

4:3,34; 6:26; 7:13,14; Ps 145:13; Eze 37:25; Mic 4:7; Lu 1:32,33

Joh 12:34; Re 11:15

kingdom. Chal. kingdom thereof. break.

8:25; Ps 2:9; 21:8,9; Isa 60:12; 1Co 15:24,25; Re 2:27; 19:15-20