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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 - 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...
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.”...
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.”
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.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, “In their throat,” says the Hebrew, for God’s saints sing deep down in their throats. There is a deeply rooted music when we praise God, which is altogether unlike the mere syllables of the lips that come from a hypocrite’s tongue. Psa_149:6. And a two-edged sword in their hand; For we have to fight...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; But let it be a spiritual sword, that two-edged sword of God’s Word which will cut through coats of mail; and as they wield it, let them ever rest satisfied that victory shall surely be theirs. One of the poetical versions of this Psalm rightly renders this verse,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; So was it when Israel came into Canaan, ordained to execute the vengeance of God upon the heathen nations. We have no such warrant, and no such painful duty; but there is a prince who shall be bound with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; So they had to do in those old times: but we, happily, have not to do so now, except it be in a spiritual sense that, with the sword of God’s Word we are to cut down the idols of the heathen, and subdue the nations to our King.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; Reading the passage in a gospel sense, we lead men captives in the bonds of love that are stronger than fetters of iron. O soldiers of Christ, army of the living God, this is the battle you have to fight; be this your victory, too!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Or it may be read, “He is the honour of all his saints.” “Unto you that believe he is precious,” or, “he is an honour,” says the apostle; and there is no honour like that which comes of being coupled with God, living in him, and living for him. Psa_149:9. Praise ye the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. So the Psalm ends upon its key-note, — “Hallelujah.” “Praise ye the Lord.’ Now let us turn to the 5th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, and see what we have to rejoice in there. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 149.; and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: Notice how, in this last Psalm, it is praise, praise, praise, all the way through. I think we have the word “praise” some thirteen times in the six verses. It is all “praise him, praise him, praise him.” It is not enough to do it once, or twice, we should keep on praising the Lord till we should...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. There is a task for us; we shall never attain to that height. We sometimes sing,-“ Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator’s name be known; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne;” but who can compass such a feat as that?