Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
Verse Takeaways
1
A Command for Then, Not Now
Commentators explain that in its original context, this verse referred to Israel's God-given mandate to execute judgment on enemy nations. However, scholars like Spurgeon and Henry are clear that this is not a command for Christians to spread the gospel through physical force or violence, as Christ's kingdom is not of this world.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Psalms
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
To bind their kings with chains - To make them prisoners and captives. This is simply carrying out the idea in the previous verses,…
19th Century
Baptist
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; (Psalms 149:8).
Reading the passage in a gospel…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron . ] Which is t…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Some of God's servants in the past were appointed to execute vengeance according to His word. They did not do it from personal revenge or earthly p…
