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Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
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A Prayer for a Reality Check
The psalmist's prayer is for God to intervene and give arrogant people a divine reality check. Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Calvin explain that the goal is for them to see themselves as they truly are: frail, mortal, and utterly dependent creatures, not gods. This profound self-knowledge, born of a healthy fear of God, is intended to shatter their pride and stop their rebellion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Put them in fear, O Lord — From this, it is evident that the psalmist's enemies were bold, daring, confident in their own strength,…
19th Century
Anglican
Put them in fear. —There is a difficulty about the reading. The Septuagint, Vulgate, and Syriac read “place a lawgiver or master o…
Baptist
Selah.
Pause again, think over what we have been reading, and lift up your heart in prayer to God, seeking the aid of the Holy Spiri…
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16th Century
Protestant
Put them in fear, O Jehovah. The Septuagint translates מורה, morah, [νομοθέτης,] a lawgiver, deriving it from ירה, y…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Put them in fear, O Lord Who are, a bold, impudent, fearless generation of men; who, like the unjust judge, neither …
Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised not only desire to praise Him better themselves, but also desire that others may join with them…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalm, the author gave thanks for the favors given to the whole human race. Now, in this psalm, he gives thanks specifica…
