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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 138 A Psalm of David. This psalm is generally thought to have been written by David upon his being advanced to the throne; on account of which he praises the Lord, who had supported him under many exercises, and had made good his promise to him, at least in part; and he firmly believed the accomplishment of the rest, that he...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will praise thee with my whole heart,.... Cordially and sincerely, in the uprightness and integrity of his heart; which denotes not the perfection of his service, but the sincerity of it; his heart was in it, and his whole heart; all the powers and faculties of his soul were engaged in it, being deeply sensible of the great favours and high...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
It does not appear, nor is it material to enquire, upon what occasion David penned this psalm; but in it, I. He looks back with thankfulness upon the experiences he had had of God's goodness to him, ver. 1-3. II. He looks forward with comfort, in hopes, 1. That others would go on to praise God like him, ver. 4, 5. 2. That God would go on to do...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. Before the heathen gods, however highly exalted — I will sing thy praises so in their very teeth; and the magistrates and princes and kings who think themselves gods on earth — I will not fear them or be silenced by them.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will praise thee with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. We cannot be too much occupied in the praises of God. He rightly deserves all the thanksgivings we can bring to him. It is the great engagement of heaven; let us begin the music here. If we would be heavenly-minded on earth, we must be filled with the praises of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. “Gods or no gods, whatever they may be, ‘I will praise thee with my whole heart,’ I will not be ashamed to declare my confidence in Jehovah, whoever may listen to me.”
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. I will praise thee with my whole heart. His mind is so taken up with God that he does not mention his name: to him there is no other God, and Jehovah is so perfectly realized and so intimately known, that the Psalmist, in addressing him, no more thinks of mentioning his name than we should do if we were speaking to a father or a friend. He...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will worship towards thy holy temple,.... Not the temple at Jerusalem, which was not yet built, though, when it was, the Jews in their devotions at a distance looked towards it, 1 Kings 8:38; but rather the tabernacle of Moses, in which was the ark, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe; and over that the mercy seat and cherubim, between which Jehovah...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. For thou wert far more glorious in revelation than in creation — thy promise did greatly transcend every other display of thyself above all we have ever known or conceived of thee. Thou hast...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will worship toward thy holy temple, That was God’s way of worship. In the old times there was the shrine of God. There was the one altar which world render praise acceptable. David takes care to render praise to God in God’s way: and that is a great principle in worship — to avoid will-worship, and to endeavor to present sacrifices such as God...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Above all thy name. In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. Ah! this is what ties a man to praise. Answered prayer is sure to lead us to adoring gratitude. Notice that he says that God answered him, not by taking away his trouble, but by strengthening him with strength in his soul. You see it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Now was his time to speak. The gods of the heathen had their worshippers; then, should Jehovah be deserted by his loyal subjects? “No,” says David, “I will worship thee, and I will praise thee,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me,.... When in distress through Saul's persecution, he cried to the Lord, and he immediately answered him, and delivered him out of his troubles; and such immediate answers of prayer are to be remembered with thankfulness: see Psalms 18:6; [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul; put him good...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. That is a thing to make a man King — when in the day of trouble God comes to him, hears his prayer and works his deliverance, when none else can help. God’s rescues demand our grateful songs: his deliverances our new anthems of exultant praise.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. What worshipper of idols could ever say that of his god? “Ears have they,” but they bear not the cries of their worshippers. “Hands have they,” but they cannot deliver those who cry to them. “Feet have they,” but they cannot come to the help of their...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord,.... Or "let [them] confess", or "praise thee" (s); a wish or prayer. Not only the kings known to David, as Kimchi limits it; or that lived in his days, as Hiram and others; but in the latter day, when they shall come to Zion, the church, and be nursing fathers to it, and shall serve and worship...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. When thy gospel is preached, and they know it, they shall count it their honour to honour thee. It is ignorance of its glory and grace that makes silence possible: but to hear it as God’s word of caring love is to be compelled to extol.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. David was a king, and kings would learn from him. You and I are not kings, but we may exercise a very beneficial influence in our own circle of acquaintances if we make bold...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth. He felt that he had had such good things to say concerning God, such blessed words of God to make known, that even the kings of the earth, when they began to listen to him, would become attentive, and would even become converts, and begin to praise Jehovah...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord,.... Which are all mercy and truth; ways of pleasantness, and paths of peace: so the eunuch went on his way, and in the ways of the Lord rejoicing, Acts 8:39; Or, "they shall sing of the ways of the Lord" (t); of the excellency, pleasure, and usefulness of them; for great [is] the glory of the Lord;...