But chose the tribe of Judah,.... Both to be the seat of kingly power and government, and of religious worship; the latter is chiefly designed.
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Psalms 78:68
Psalms 78:68
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Psalms 78 — OverviewPsalms 78 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm is historical; it is a narrative of the great mercies God
had bestowed upon Israel, the great sins wherewith they had provoked
him, and the many tokens of his displeasure they had been under for…Psalms 78 — OverviewPsalms 78 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 78:1, An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God; Psalms 78:9, The story of God’s wrath against the incredulous and disobedient; Psalms 78:67, The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion,…Psalms 78 — OverviewPsalms 78 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMaschil of Asaph. Or for "Asaph" ; a doctrinal and "instructive" psalm, as the word "Maschil" signifies; see Ps 32:1, which was delivered to Asaph to be sung; the Targum is,"the understanding of the Holy Spirit by the…Psalms 78:40-72Psalms 78:40-72 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former,
showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking
they had been, what judgments he had brought upon them for their sins,…Psalms 78:68Psalms 78:68 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgechose: Genesis 49:8-10; Ruth 4:17-22; 1 Samuel 16:1; 2 Chronicles 6:6
mount: Psalms 87:2, Psalms 132:12-14