Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,
PSALM 76 There is here celebrated the grace and truth of God in having, according to his promise that he would be the protector of the city of Jerusalem, defended it by his wonderful power against enemies, who were renowned for their warlike valor, and well equipped with everything requisite for war. “Et bien equippez de toutes choses requises a la guerre.” — Fr. To the chief musician upon Neginoth.
Commenting on Psalm 76:1-12
Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God. Well may we do so in memory of such mercies and judgments. To vow or not is a matter of choice, but to discharge our vows is our bounden duty. He who would defraud God, his own God, is a wretch indeed. He keeps his promises, let not his people fail in theirs.
This glorious victory with which God had graced and blessed his church is here made to speak three things: - I. Terror to God's enemies (Psa 76:7-9): "Thou, even thou, art to be feared; thy majesty is to be reverenced, thy sovereignty to be submitted to, and thy justice to be dreaded by those that have offended thee." Let all the world learn by this...
Commenting on Psalm 76:7-12