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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 149 This psalm is thought by Calvin and others to have been written for the sake of the Jews that returned from the Babylonish captivity; and is a prediction of great and famous things done in the times of the Maccabees to Heathens and their princes, so Theodoret; the Syriac version entitles it, "concerning the new temple;''...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Praise ye the Lord,.... Or "hallelujah"; the title of the psalm, according to many; sing unto the Lord a new song; for a new mercy received, a new victory obtained, or a new salvation wrought; more particularly the new song of redeeming grace through Jesus Christ, the song of the Lamb, in distinction from the old song of Moses and the children of...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
The foregoing psalm was a hymn of praise to the Creator; this is a hymn of praise to the Redeemer. It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. Probably it was penned upon occasion of some victory which Israel was blessed and honoured with. Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, You have had new mercies from the Lord; give him in return a new song. You have a new apprehension of his mercy, you who live under this gospel dispensation have something more to sing of than even David experienced; therefore, “sing unto Jehovah a new song,”-throw your hearts into it; do not let...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Psa_149:1. Sing unto the LORD a...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. Praise ye the LORD. Specially you, ye chosen people, whom he has made to be his saints. You have praised him aforetime, praise him yet again; yea, for ever praise him. With renewed zeal and fresh delight lift up your song unto Jehovah. Sing unto the LORD a new song. Sing, for it is the fittest method for expressing reverent praise. Sing a...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him,.... Or, "in his Makers" (i), Father, Son, and Spirit; as in Job 35:10; see also Ecclesiastes 12:1; for all three Persons had a concern in the creation of man at first, "let us make man", c. Genesis 1:26 and have in the formation of every individual man; of the Israelites as men, and of them as a body...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Adore your Creator for your being, and for your well being. He has twice made you, ye people of God; give him therefore double praise,-not only the song of those who sang when creation’s work was done, but the praise of those who sing because they are made new creatures in Christ Jesus.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his name in the dance: The holy dance of those days differed altogether from the frivolous and lascivious dances of the present time. It was a sacred exercise in which the whole body expressed its delight before God.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: This is the best and highest form of creation, — the making, not only of men, but of men of God, the making of Israels, the making of prevailing princes. Psa_149:2. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them rejoice that their Maker reigns, that he rules over them, and that he rules over all...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let them praise his name in the dance,.... In a chorus of saints, joining together in their expressions of joy, by words and gestures; an ancient practice that went along with singing praises, Exodus 15:20; or rather, "with the pipe" (k), as some render it; a musical instrument used in former times in the worship of God, in this part of it,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. The one to be struck and the other to be gently touched to yield its stringed sweetness.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. That is, let them repeat the joy of Israel at the Red Sea, when Miriam “took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances; and Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.”...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people,.... Not all mankind; though they are all his people by creation, and are under the care of his providence; yet they are not all acceptable to him; some are abhorred by him for their sins and transgressions: but these are a special and peculiar people, whom he has foreknown and chosen, taken into the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: Should not they take pleasure in the condescension on his part to take any pleasure in them? Oh, what a lift up it is for us when we learn to take pleasure in the Lord! Psa_149:4. He will beautify the meek with salvation. He dresses all his children; but the meek are his Joseph’s, and upon them he puts...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: Then, should not they take pleasure in him? If he looks upon them with divine delight, should not they look up to him with adoring gratitude? What is there in us to give him any pleasure? But if his delights are with the sons of men, surely the sons of men should have their delights in him: “For the Lord...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He will beautify the meek with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory: Let them glory in God, and be joyful in him. Let their spirits seem to rise even beyond grace up to the anticipation of glory: “Let the saints be joyful in glory.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let the saints be joyful in glory,.... In the glory put upon them now, being beautified with salvation; in the righteousness of Christ on them, and the grace of Christ in them, which makes them all glorious within; and in the glory they expect to have hereafter, both upon their bodies and souls, and in the hope of that, Romans 5:2. Some copies of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let the saints be joyful in glory: God is their glory; let them be joyful in him. Psa_149:5. Let them sing aloud upon their beds. If they cannot come up to the congregation, yet, when they rest at home, or when they suffer at home, let them not cease from their music. God’s praise comes up sweetly, I do not doubt, this Sabbath evening, from many a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let them sing aloud upon their beds. If they be sick, or if they lie awake at night, or if they have enjoyed sweet rest, let them not fail to praise God for it: “Let them sing aloud upon their beds.”