The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei | H430 | gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · proper noun, a place name |
| said | אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar | H559 | to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| Rock | צ֣וּר tzur | H6697 | properly · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · proper noun, a place name |
| spake | דִבֶּ֖ר di.Ber | H1696 | perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| ruleth | מוֹשֵׁל֙ mo.Shel | H4910 | to rule · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute |
| men | בָּאָדָ֔ם ba.'a.Dam | H120 | ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| just | צַדִּ֕יק tza.Dik | H6662 | just · adjective, masculine singular absolute |
| ruling | מוֹשֵׁ֖ל mo.Shel | H4910 | to rule · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute |
| fear | יִרְאַ֥ת yir.'At | H3374 | fear (also used as infinitive) · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| God | אֱלֹהִֽים 'E.lo.Him | H430 | gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute |
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The Rock of Israel - The Fountain whence Israel was derived. He that ruleth over men must be just - More literally, מושל באדם צדיק moshel baadam tsaddik, He that ruleth in man is the just one; or, The just one is the ruler among men. Ruling in the fear of God - It is by God's fear that Jesus Christ rules the hearts of all his followers; and he who has not the fear of God before his eyes, can never be a Christian.
The God of Israel said,.... To David, or by him; he who was the covenant God of Israel literally considered, and is the covenant God and Father of the whole spiritual Israel, and who is owned, believed in, and worshipped by them: the Rock of Israel spake to me; the same with the God of Israel in other words, who is the strength and security of Israel; or the second divine Person, the Son and Word of God, is meant, who is often called a rock in Scripture; and is the rock on which the Israel or church of God is built, and in whom it remains safe and firm, the gates of hell not being able to prevail against it; and so here is an instance and proof of a trinity of persons in the Godhead; the Go…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe psalm of thanksgiving, in which David praised the Lord for all the deliverances and benefits that he had experienced throughout the whole of his life, is followed by the prophetic will and testament of the great king, unfolding the importance of his rule in relation to the sacred history of the future. And whilst the psalm may be regarded (2 Samuel 22) as a great hallelujah, with which David passed away from the stage of life, these "last words" contain the divine seal of all that he has sung and prophesied in several psalms concerning the eternal dominion of his seed, on the strength of the divine promise which he received through the prophet Nathan, that his throne should be establishe…
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The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me: David spoke of God, and in the process, God spoke through David.
The Rock of Yisroel spoke to me. The Rock of Yisroel spoke to and commanded me that I should be a ruler over men, over Yisroel who are called "men" as it is written, "You are men." [He also told me] that I will be a righteous person, a ruler and a God fearing person. Our Rabbis interpreted [this verse] with a different explanation:6Moed Koton 16b. Dovid said [as follows:] "The God of Yisroel spoke to me, the Rock of Yisroel spoke to me, I am ruler over men. And who rules over me? The righteous man, because I [may] issue a decree and he [can] annul it." But according to the flow of these verses it is the first explanation that is the simple interpretation of these verses.
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