Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Psalms 148:1.-Praise for God's having raised Israel to national stability from depression. All things are called upon to praise-the heavens, angelic and material; the earth, its deeps and heights; men, great and s... [ Continue Reading ]
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. PRAISE YE HIM ... ALL HIS HOSTS - (.) The sun, moon, and stars are the material, the angels, the immaterial portion of "His hosts." The former unconsciously praise God by their very being. The Psalmist's call to them to praise God does... [ Continue Reading ]
_PRAISE YE HIM, SUN AND MOON: PRAISE HIM, ALL YE STARS OF LIGHT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. PRAISE HIM, YE HEAVENS OF HEAVENS - the highest heavens: as "holy of holies" is in Hebrew idiom the superlative, "the most holy place" (; ). Compare the parallel history, . So alludes to a gradation in height of the seve... [ Continue Reading ]
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. FOR HE COMMANDED, AND THEY WERE CREATED. HE HATH ALSO STABLISHED THEM FOREVER AND EVER. Herein are stated the grounds of praise. He stablishes the things which he creates, so that they never can free themselves from e... [ Continue Reading ]
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE EARTH, YE DRAGONS - sea monsters, taniyniym (H8577) (Psalms 74:13). They are specially named because by their monstrous size they attest the infinite greatness of God's creative power. "From the earth," the spher... [ Continue Reading ]
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: FIRE - lightning. VAPOUR - the result of fire and water together. Hengstenberg translates, 'smoke;' the dark smoke contrasting with the white snow (; ). STORMY WIND FULFILLING HIS WORD - (.) However the stormy wind, with its w... [ Continue Reading ]
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: MOUNTAINS, AND ALL HILLS; FRUITFUL TREES, AND ALL CEDARS. Objects are selected eminent in their kind. The cedars, because of their majestic height, are called "the cedars of God:" they proclaim His creative power, (, margin.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_BEASTS, AND ALL CATTLE; CREEPING THINGS, AND FLYING FOWL:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: KINGS OF THE EARTH - the earthly representatives of God's all-ruling power. AND ALL PEOPLE. Even the humble, as well as the great, set forth God's glory.... [ Continue Reading ]
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: BOTH YOUNG MEN AND MAIDENS; OLD MEN AND CHILDREN. The preservation of the old so long, and the vigour of the young, are living proofs of God's power and love: so both old and young should praise the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD - "them," all those enumerated above, both in heaven and on earth. FOR HIS NAME ALONE IS EXCELLENT - (; .) "Excellent" - literally, exalted. HI... [ Continue Reading ]
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. HE ALSO EXALTETH THE HORN OF HIS PEOPLE - which before was "defiled in the dust" (; ; ). As 'His name is exalted' (), so 'He also exalteth His people... [ Continue Reading ]