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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 147 This psalm is thought to be written by David, and according to Theodoret predicts the return of the Jews from Babylon, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Zerubbabel, which seems to be grounded on Psalms 147:2; though the words there agree well enough with the times of David; hence the title in the Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Syriac versions, and Apollinarius, is...
John Gill
He hath not dealt so with any nation,.... Or "every nation" (b); or all the nations under the heavens; only with the Jewish nation: these only for many hundreds of years were favoured with the divine revelation, with the word and ordinances of God; with the law, and with the Gospel, and with the service and worship of God; as well as with promises and prophecies of Christ, and good things to come...
Matthew Henry
This is another psalm of praise. Some think it was penned after the return of the Jews from their captivity; but it is so much of a piece with Ps. cxlv. that I rather think it was penned by David, and what is said (ver. 2, 13) may well enough be applied to the first building and fortifying of Jerusalem in his time, and the gathering in of those that had been out-casts in Saul's time. The...
Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath not dealt so with any nation: Or, with any other nation. He revealed his statutes and his judgments to Israel; and since their day, the spiritual Israel has been privileged in like manner: “He hath not dealt so with any nation.” Psa_147:20. And as for his judgments, they have not known them. Even today there are large tracts of country where God is not known. If we know him, let us praise...
Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath not dealt so with any nation: There are no other people who know the Lord as God’s people do; and remember, they constitute one nation. We are Englishmen, perhaps, or Americans, that is a skin-deep distinction: but if we are in Christ, we are one family, we are of that one peculiar nation which, all over the world, is distinct from every other nation. Psa_147:20. And as for his judgments,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. -Praise ye the LORD. Here, you see again, is a peculiar reason for thanksgiving: “Praise ye Jehovah.” “It is good to sing praises unto our God, for he hath dealt with us in a special manner, with peculiar and discriminating grace. ‘He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for his judgments, they have not...
Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord. Therefore, ye who are favored with his special manifestations of love, take you up the joyous song even if others do not. Hallelujah! “Praise ye the Lord.” Now let us read in the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 26, beginning at the sixth verse. This exposition consisted of readings...