It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
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Gill's Exposition
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,.... Which some understand of the people of Israel in general, beloved, supported, and strengthened, by the Lord: and others of the then king of Israel,…
Barnes' Notes
It is burned with fire - That is, the vineyard. This is a description of the desolations that had come upon the nation, such as would come upon a vineyard if it were consumed by fire. It is cut down -…
The psalmist is here presenting his suit for the Israel of God, and pressing it home at the throne of grace, pleading with God for mercy and grace for them. The church is here represented as a vine…
Cambridge Bible
The gender of the word shews that itrefers to the vine. Cut down, as fit for nothing but fuel. Cp. Isa 33:12; Eze 15:4.
they perish&c. The figure is dropped. The Israelites perish, for God has not…
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