RRB notes on Psalm 48

Psalms 48 KJV

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

2. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. [1] 

[1] Verse 1 could have reference to earthly Jerusalem on earthly Mount Zion, but verse 2 could not possibly be under any circumstances. There are no “palaces” (vs. 3) on Mount Zion in earthly Jerusalem. The “mount Zion” of verse 2 is not in Palestine; it is “on the sides of the north,” which is located above the clouds and the stars (Isa. 14:13-14). “The city of the great King” is the “mount Sion” of Hebrews 12:22, where “the heavenly Jerusalem” is located “above” (Gal. 4:26) in “the third heaven” (2 Cor. 12:2). There are two Mount Zions and two Jerusalems in the Scriptures, and if you aren’t “rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15), you will end up a destructive critic of the Bible instead of a “workman that needeth not to be ashamed.”

3. God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

4. For, lo, the kings were assembled, [a] they passed by together.

[a] Second Advent (Psa. 2:2; Rev. 16:12-14).

5. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

6. Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

7. Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

9. We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

10. According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11. Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

12. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

13. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14. For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

 RRB notes on Psalm 17

Psalms 17 KJV

A Prayer of David.

1. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

3. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

5. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

6. I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

7. Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

8. Keep me as the apple [1] of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, [a]

[1] “The apple” (אִישׁוֹן) is literally “the little man.” “The little man of the eye” is a reference to the pupil. Cases like this are called “dynamic equivalents.”

[a] Figurative expressions (see App. 104 and note on Psa. 6:6).

9. From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

10. They are inclosed in their own fat: [b] with their mouth they speak proudly.

[b] See Judg. 3:17; Job 15:27.

11. They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

12. Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. [c] 

[c] The Antichrist (1 Pet. 5:8; Job 10:16; Psa. 91:13; Jer. 25:38).

13. Arise, O LORD, [d] disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

[d] Second Advent (Psa. 44:23, 7:6, 9:19, 10:12, 74:22, 82:8, 132:8, etc.).

14. From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, [e] and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

[e] Cf. Job 10:18.

15. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. [2]

[2] These were the last words that George Whitfield breathed before he died in Newburyport, Massachusetts (1770). After repeating the verse several times, he finished with a sigh and the words “I shall be satisfied.” Then after a pause, “satisfied.” That’s how he ended his life.

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Appendix 104 – Figurative Expressions

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Note on Psa. 6:6 KJV I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; [1] I water my couch with my tears. [a]

[1] Notice the figurative language (see note on Job 21:24). Figurative speech is very common in the Bible, and our language is rich with it (see App. 104). The hermeneutical rule is solid: always take the Bible absolutely literally if it’s possible to take it literally; if a passage is absolutely impossible to take literally, then and only then can you take it figuratively (Matt. 26:27-28).

[a] Like Job (Job 7:3-4, 13-15, 16:16, 20, 23:2).

 RRB notes on Psalm 16

Psalms 16 KJV

Michtam of David.

1. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

2. O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; [1]

[1] Although salvation in the Old Testament is by faith and works, David is saying his goodness doesn’t add anything to God’s goodness. God’s goodness is perfect, so much so that only God can be said to be truly “good” (Matt. 19:16-17).

3. But to the saints that are in the earth, [2] and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

[2] This would mean that what goodness David had, profited the saints down here – other human beings like himself. He delights in excellent saints (real saints, not counterfeits or “fakers”).

4. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. [3]

[3] The “drink offerings” of the Old Testament were poured out as “libations” to the Lord. These “drink offerings,” here, are drunk by the “communicant.” The Roman Catholic Church has been offering this kind of drink offering for centuries in the Mass. The priest claims to turn the wine into the blood of Jesus Christ; then both the priest and the congregation are to drink it (John 6:53-56), although for years the priest kept the “shinny” for himself. I was told that when I received the wafer, I was getting the blood with it, because, after all, “is not the blood in the body?” This pagan sacrifice has no relationship to the Lord’s Supper at all (see comments on Gen. 9:4, 40:10-11; Lev. 17:14; Deut. 32:14; Isa. 65:8; Matt. 26:29; John 6:57, 63). Roman Catholic cannibalism violates all three Testaments (Acts 15:20). Cannibalism is also a mark of worship in the Tribulation (Psa. 44:22; see also note on Neh. 11:1).

5. The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

6. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

7. I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. [a]

[a] See note on Job 33:16.

8. I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. [b]

[b] Acts 2:27, 31. The NIV has removed “hell” from both Testaments.

11. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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Note on Nehemiah 11:1 KJV

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten [1] to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

[1] The Lord claimed the tithe as His own. Normally, cattle and seed were tithed (Lev. 27:30-32) and brought into “storehouses” (Mal. 3:10) for the support of the Levites (2 Chron. 31:4-10). But here, God has the people tithed. That is because the Jews are connected with a “seed” (Mal. 2:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61, 9:8). Seeds are planted to grow something to eat. In Exodus 16:33-36, Moses commanded a tithe of the manna (which was eaten by the Israelites in the wilderness) to be laid up before the Lord. Since the events of Exodus and Numbers were recorded as a “parable” of what will happen to the Jews in the Tribulation (Psa. 78:2-3), the tithe is a picture of Jews, who are hiding from the Antichrist in Selah-Petra, eating manna (MIc. 7:14-15; Rev. 12:6, 14), while the Antichrist’s priests are eating Jews (Isa. 6:13; Psa. 16:4, 106:37) at an altar (Rev. 6:9, 20:4) until the Lord Jesus Christ comes and puts an end to it (Heb. 7:1-2).

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Note on Job 33:16 KJV

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, [1]

[1] (33:16) A remarkable statement. A man can be “loaded” while he is asleep (vs. 15), where his subconscious instructions come as a result of his rejection or acceptance of the truth during the day (Ezek. 14:1-11; 2 Thess. 2:9-12). You will never know how much God has done to people while they were asleep until you get to 1 Corinthians 4:5, or how much he allowed the Devil to do in their subconscious while they were asleep (Eph. 2:2). The instructions can be Biblical or non-biblical (1 Kings 22:21-23). In this case (vs. 18), he has programmed Job to keep him from killing himself or from dying. Look how he programmed “Abimelich” (Gen. 20:6) without Abimelech even knowing about it. The imitation is called “cybernetics,” which means those who get into power (with the Antichrist) will want to program your mind so you will think the thoughts they want you to think.

 RRB notes on Psalm 45

Psalms 45 KJV

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.

1. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. [1] [a] 

[1] Observe that the “tongue” is made an equivalent of the “pen.” Thus the spoken “words of God” (2 Pet. 1:21) have been reduced in the “scripture” (2 Tim. 3:16) to written words by the scribes (Jer. 36:2, 4, 17-18, 32).

[a] God’s mouth is the oracle (2 Tim. 3:16; 1 Sam. 15:1).

2. Thou art fairer than the children of men: [b] grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. [2]

[b] The speaker switches (vs. 1): it is David describing Christ.

[2] What follows is a description of what happens in “Glory” during the Tribulation through which the Jews are going on earth. It is “the marriage of the Lamb” (Rev. 19:7-10).

3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

4. And in thy majesty ride prosperously [c] because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

[c] Vss. 3-4 are a Second Advent reference (Rev. 19:11-13).

5. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; [d] whereby the people fall under thee.

[d] Second Advent (Psa. 7:12-13, 18:12-14).

6. Thy throne, O God, [3] is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. [e]

[3] This is not “the throne of David” (Isa. 9:6), but it becomes that at the Second Advent (Jer. 3:17). This will fulfill Matthew 6:10. Solomon’s throne (1 KIngs 2:12) is a type of this throne (2 Chron. 9:8). The “kingdom” (Matt. 6:10) came to Israel in 1 Chronicles 29:22-25. Solomon’s reign was a type of the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ. Notice that “the throne of David” is called “the throne of the LORD” in 1 Chronicles 29:23.

[e] See comments on Heb. 1:8.

7. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

8. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

9. Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

10. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; [4]

[4] This “daughter” was given these instructions in the New Testament before the Body of Christ was formed (Matt. 10:35-36; Luke 9:59-62, 14:26).

11. So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; [f] and worship thou him.

[f] The Bride of Christ calls her husband “Lord” (Eph. 5:22; 1 Pet. 3:6).

12. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

13. The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. [5]

[5] The “clothing” is “gold” underwear, symbolizing Deity. This is “imputed righteousness” in the New Testament. The outward clothing is “raiment of needle work” (vs. 14). It is defined as white linen, and it constitutes the personal righteousness of the person who wears it (Rev. 19:8).

14. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. [g]

[g] Vss. 9-14 describe the Marriage of the Lamb (Song of Sol. 6:8-9).

15. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

16. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

17. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

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Comments on Hebrews 1:8 KJV

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. [i]

[i] Vss. 8-9 cf. Psa. 45:6-7; this is God the Father addressing God the Son.

 RRB notes on Psalm 14

Psalms 14 KJV

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1. The fool hath said in his heart, [a] There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

[a] See Eph. 4:18 and note on Psa. 53:1.

2. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

3. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. [b]

[b] Vss. 2-3 are doctrinally the Tribulation (vss. 4-7), but spiritually the Church Age (Rom. 3:11-12).

4. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [c] as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

[c] They’ll be eaten literally in the Tribulation (see note on Neh. 11:1).

5. There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

6. Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

7. Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. [d]

[d] Second Advent (Joel 3:1; Psa. 126:1, 53:6).

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Note on Psalms 53:1 KJV

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. [1] Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

[1] An atheist’s problem is heart trouble, not head trouble (Psa. 10:6, 11, 13). Any fool who’s rational knows there has to be a God somewhere. The problem comes when you do not want Him to be there to interfere with what you’re doing (see note on Prov. 18:1).

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Note on Proverbs 18:1 KJV

Through desire a man, having separated himself, [a] seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. [1]

[a] Ezek. 14:7.

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Note on Nehemiah 11:1 KJV

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten [1] to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

[1] The Lord claimed the tithe as His own. Normally, cattle and seed were tithed (Lev. 27:30-32) and brought into “storehouses” (Mal. 3:10) for the support of the Levites (2 Chron. 31:4-10). But here, God has the people tithed. That is because the Jews are connected with a “seed” (Mal. 2:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61, 9:8). Seeds are planted to grow something to eat. In Exodus 16:33-36, Moses commanded a tithe of the manna (which was eaten by the Israelites in the wilderness) to be laid up before the Lord. Since the events of Exodus and Numbers were recorded as a “parable” of what will happen to the Jews in the Tribulation (Psa. 78:2-3), the tithe is a picture of Jews, who are hiding from the Antichrist in Selah-Petra, eating manna (MIc. 7:14-15; Rev. 12:6, 14), while the Antichrist’s priests are eating Jews (Isa. 6:13; Psa. 16:4, 106:37) at an altar (Rev. 6:9, 20:4) until the Lord Jesus Christ comes and puts an end to it (Heb. 7:1-2).

 RRB notes on Psalm 43

Psalms 43 KJV

1. Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: [a] O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

[a] See App. 83 and The Damnation of a Nation (Bible Baptist Bookstore, 1991).

2. For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

3. O send out thy light [1] and thy truth: let them lead me; [2] let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

[1] God’s “light” is Jesus Christ (John 1:1-6), and God’s “truth” is His word (John 17:17), which is composed of His words (John 8:47): the written words of God which He has exalted above His name (see note on Psa. 138:2).

[2] The Bible can do the following things for any sinner, without any assistance from Roman Catholic tradition, the Koran, or the teachings of Buddha: it can convert a man’s soul (James 1:21), it can make him “wise unto salvation” (2 Tim. 3:15), it can get him eternal life (John 5:24), it can get him great rewards (Psa. 19:11), and it can give him long physical life (Prov. 3:1-2; Eph. 6:2-3).

4. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

5. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

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Note on Psa. 138:2

Psalms 138:2 KJV

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. [1]

[1] Hebrew and Greek scholars are more terrified by this verse than any other in the Bible. It clearly states that the “word” (small “w”) of God is above the name of Christ (Phil. 2:9). That “word” is obviously a collection of words that have been written, for David was reading them (Psa. 119:57, 67, 101, 103, 130, 139-140). The Neo-orthodox term “preserved Word of God” has nothing to do with any of those verses. The Bible uses capital “W” for the incarnate Word (Jesus Christ), not the written and spoken words of God. See God’s order of importance as He gave it Himself (see note on Neh. 9:5).

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Note on Neh. 9:5

Nehemiah 9:5 KJV

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. [1]

[1] Notice “the name … above every name” (Phil. 2:9) “is exalted above all blessing and praise” (here), and then the written words of God (Psa. 138:2; Prov. 13:13; John 17:17) are placed higher than that “name … above every name.” Notice the “word of God” means every single word He spoke (Prov. 30:5). All the major, recognized Hebrew and Greek scholars and Bible teachers refuse to give the cross reference to Psalm 138:2. The reason is so simple as to be embarrassing. They devoted their lives to getting rid of the “written words of God” found in “the word of God.”

 RRB notes on Psalm 13

Psalms 13 KJV

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [a]

[a] Deut.31:17; Matt. 13:44; Psa. 10:11, 88:14, 104:29; Isa. 8:17; etc.

2. How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

3. Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4. Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

5. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

 RRB notes on Psalm 12

Psalms 12 KJV

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

1. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips [a] and with a double heart [1] do they speak.

[a] Job 32:22, 17:5; Prov. 6:2; and the Antichrist in Dan. 11:21, 32, 34.

[1] The words “double heart” mean that a two-faced man has to have a split tongue so he can “double-speak” like all news outlets (App. 64). The “scholarly community” of Christian higher education use “double speak” constantly when they correct the KJV. They use the word Scripture after confessing they’ve never seen it; they call the different translations “the Word of God” without believing the words in them. They speak one way and believe another.

3. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

4. Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

5. For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

6. The words [b] of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried [c] in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

[b] Psa. 119:140; Prov. 30:5.

[c] 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa. 18:30, 105:19.

7. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them [2] from this generation for ever.

[2] Verses 6-7 prove that the doctrine of the preservation of the “words” (plural) of God is just as important as the doctrine of the verbal, plenary inspiration of the words (plural) of God. Quite naturally, there is a 100% cooperative, ecumenical lineup against these  verses by every major Christian institution of higher learning and every modern translation on the market. To abort this promise that God would preserve His “words” (so you would have them), the scholars violate all Hebrew texts and translate the word “them” as “us” so you will skip the antecedent in verse 6 (“the words of the LORD”) and go to verse 5 for the words “poor” and “needy.” That way, they don’t have to worry about God preserving His words, so they can replace them with their own words.

8. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

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Appendix 64 – Double Speak