Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Psalms 149:1.-Call to Israel to praise God for salvation, with music and dances (Psalms 149:1); anticipation of victory over the God-opposed nations, and of the Lord's judgment along with His saints ... [ Continue Reading ]
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. LET ISRAEL REJOICE IN HIM THAT MADE HIM: LET THE CHILDREN OF ZION BE JOYFUL IN THEIR KING. This, therefore, refers to the coming time, when Christ shall be manifested as Zion's King; the antitype to Jesus'... [ Continue Reading ]
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. LET THEM PRAISE HIS NAME IN THE DANCE. So the Septuagint, Chaldaic, Arabic, Vulgate, Ethiopic. Gejer, etc., take it as margin, 'with the pipe.' The Hebrew admits of either translation here and . I pr... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. FOR THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN HIS PEOPLE - (Psalms 147:10.) HE WILL BEAUTIFY THE MEEK WITH SALVATION - parallel to . "The meek" are the literal, Israel, heretofore crushed down, primarily (with 'beautify,... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. LET THE SAINTS BE JOYFUL IN GLORY. The words "in glory," express the state whereto God hath exalted them (; , end; 148:14), on account of which they are now called on to "be joyful." Heretofore, on the contrary, the state of... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; LET THE HIGH PRAISES OF GOD (BE) IN THEIR MOUTH. "High praises of God" - i:e., praises extolling God on high (). AND A TWO-EDGED SWORD IN THEIR HAND - such as Nehemiah and his fellow-workmen had in one hand, whi... [ Continue Reading ]
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; TO EXECUTE VENGEANCE UPON THE HEATHEN - as the Maccabees (according to the prophetic anticipation here) subsequently did upon Antiochus Epiphanes' hosts. The fuller accomplishment of this scripture is in the triumphs of the s... [ Continue Reading ]
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; TO BIND THEIR KINGS WITH CHAINS, AND THEIR NOBLES WITH FETTERS OF IRON - just as Joseph, when exalted from a dungeon to be lord of Egypt, next to the monarch Pharaoh, could 'bind at his pleasure' those who had formerly bound... [ Continue Reading ]
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. TO EXECUTE UPON THEM THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN - in ; . Compare also Enoch's prophecy, Jude 1:14, where, as here, the saints are associated with the Lord in "executing judgment." THIS HONOUR HAVE ALL HIS... [ Continue Reading ]