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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 106 This psalm is without the name of its author, as the Syriac interpreter observes. Aben Ezra, on Psalms 106:47, says, that one of the wise men of Egypt (perhaps Maimonides) was of opinion that it was written in the time of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; and another, he says, thought it was written in Babylon: but he was of opinion it was wrote under the...
John Gill
Praise ye the Lord,.... Or "hallelujah"; which, according to the Arabic version, is the title of the psalm; and so it stands in the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions. Several psalms following begin in like manner; it begins as the former ended, and ends as it begins; praise being due to God at all times, and on all occasions. O give thanks unto the Lord: always, for all things,...
Matthew Henry
We must give glory to God by making confession, not only of his goodness but our own badness, which serve as foils to each other. Our badness makes his goodness appear the more illustrious, as his goodness makes our badness the more heinous and scandalous. The foregoing psalm was a history of God's goodness to Israel; this is a history of their rebellions and provocations, and yet it begins and...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. Praise ye the Lord. Hallelujah. Praise ye Jah. This song is for the assembled people, and they are all exhorted to join in praise to Jehovah. It is not meet for a few to praise and the rest to be silent; but all should join. If David were present in churches where quartets and choirs carry on all the singing, he would turn to the congregation and say, "Praise ye the Lord." Our meditation...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD. Or, “Hallelujah.” I cannot help remarking here that this is one of the most sacred words in the whole Bible, and it ought always to be pronounced with the utmost reverence. I sometimes feel my blood chill when I hear of “hallelujah lasses” and “hallelujah bonnets.” If those who use such expressions rightly understood the meaning of the word, they would not thus take the name...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD. The Psalm begins with Hallelujah, and the story of the Church is a succession of Hallelujahs; and the story of every Christian man’s life concerning the wonderful forbearance of God to him is a series of Hallelujahs. Psa_106:1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. That is the text, and this Psalm is the sermon upon it, — an exhibition...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. In this Psalm we have the history of God’s people turned to practical account. I have heard of some very unwise persons, who have said, “I do not care about the histories of Scripture. I do not profit by them.” Tell me, dear friends, what other Bible had David but the history — the first five books?...