Psalms 149:1. Praise ye the Lord.
This is a Hallelujah Psalm; it begins with, "Praise ye the Lord," and finishes in the same way. It is a complete circle of praise. The long streams of the Psalms end in glorious cascades of hallelujahs. One after another these jubilant notes roll out, as in Handel’s magnificent Hallelujah Chorus.
Psalms 149:1. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
There was an old song previous to this new one, - in the 148th Psalm, - the Psalm for sun and moon and stars, for deeps and dragons, for old men and maidens, and so on; but this is a Psalm for saints, so it is "a new song" for the new creation. Therefore, let all the new creatures of God sing it from their hearts.
Psalms 149:1. Praise ye the Lord.
This is a Hallelujah Psalm; it begins with, "Praise ye the Lord," and finishes in the same way. It is a complete circle of praise. The long streams of the Psalms end in glorious cascades of hallelujahs. One after another these jubilant notes roll out, as in Handel’s magnificent Hallelujah Chorus.
Psalms 149:1. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
There was an old song previous to this new one, - in the 148th Psalm, - the Psalm for sun and moon and stars, for deeps and dragons, for old men and maidens, and so on; but this is a Psalm for saints, so it is "a new song" for the new creation. Therefore, let all the new creatures of God sing it from their hearts.