Skip to content

Psalms 48:7

Psalms 48:7
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

My Notes

Commentary

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God,.... Jarchi interprets it, "we have waited for thy lovingkindness"; to see…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish - On the ships of Tarshish, see the notes on Isa 2:16. The allusion to these ships…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 48:1-7

The psalmist is designing to praise Jerusalem and to set forth the grandeur of that city; but he begins with the praises…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

With an east wind

Thou shatterest ships of Tarshish.

As he gazes upon the wreck of the Assyrian enterprise, the poet…

Cross References

Related passages throughout Scripture