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Verse Psalms 147:5. _HIS UNDERSTANDING_ IS _INFINITE._] To _his
intelligence_ _there is no number_: though he _numbers the stars_, his
_understanding_ is without _number_. It is infinite; therefore, h...
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GREAT IS OUR LORD - See the notes at Psalms 48:1.
AND OF GREAT POWER - This seems to be added, as in Isaiah 40:28, in
view of the power required in making the heavens, and in guiding and
numbering the...
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PSALM 144-150 THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS
The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms
of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven
times. Each one of these Ps...
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CXLVII. The LXX, perhaps rightly, divides the Ps. into two, Psalms
147:1 and Psalms 147:12.
PSALMS 147:1. An invitation to praise Yahweh for His almighty power
and His kindness to Israel. Observe how...
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OUR LORD. Hebrew. _'Adonim._ App-4. Compare Psalms 135:5.
OF GREAT POWER. abounding in power. Compare Isaiah 40:26....
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Praise Jehovah, the restorer of Israel, the sovereign ruler of the
world....
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An imitation of Isaiah 40:26; Isaiah 40:28. Jehovah's omniscience and
omnipotence are partly a ground for praise, partly an encouragement to
trust Him. Cp. Psalms 146:6. He who knows each separate sta...
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_Great_is _our Lord, and_abundant _in power_ The language is borrowed
from Isaiah 40:26.
_his understanding_is _infinite_ Lit. _to his understanding there is
no number_, it is incalculable. _Number_is...
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DISCOURSE: 746
THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD
Psalms 147:5. _Great is our Lord, and of great power: his
understanding is infinite. The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth
the wicked down to the ground....
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PSALMS 147
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Praise for the Restoration of Jerusalem and for Israel's Preeminence:
with Grateful Recognition of Rain and of Spring.
ANALYSIS
After the Repetition and Expansion of th...
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Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
GREAT IS OUR LORD, AND OF GREAT POWER: HIS UNDERSTANDING IS INFINITE
- literally, 'there is no number,' i:e., measure, 'of his...
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A song of praise in which the Psalmist recounts God's mercies (1) in
restoring Jerusalem, (2) in helping those cast down, (3) in caring for
the animal world, and (4) in the changing seasons....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
GOD’S LOVE AND *POWER
PSALMS 147
THE 2ND *HALLELUJAH PSALM
Jesus said, "If God makes the grass green (so that it looks right),
how much more will
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OF GREAT POWER. — Literally, _abounding in power._
INFINITE. — Literally, _without number._ (See Note, Psalms 145:3,
and Isaiah 40:28; that prophetic passage being still in the poet’s
mind, though th...
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גָּדֹ֣ול אֲדֹונֵ֣ינוּ וְ רַב ־כֹּ֑חַ
לִ֝ תְבו
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Psalms 147:1
THE threefold calls to praise Jehovah (Psalms 147:1, Psalms 147:7,
Psalms 147:12) divide this psalm into three parts, the two fo
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WHY WE PRAISE THE LORD
Psalms 147:1-11
It has been supposed that this psalm was prepared for use when the new
walls of the city were completed in the days of Nehemiah. It contains
a further enumer...
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In this psalm, beginning with a call which declares the pleasantness
and comeliness of praise (v. Psa 147:1), the singer first celebrates
the Divine activity in restoring His people (vv. Psa 147:2-6)....
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or Hebrew Psalm cxlvii. Ver. 16. Like wool. Because it is white, and
light, and covereth the earth as a fleece, which keeps it warm, and
makes it fruitful. On which account also, in the following word...
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I do not think it needful to go over the several things here
mentioned. If Jesus doth thus order, arrange, direct, and bless his
church, and take delight in those that hope in his mercy; what can be
m...
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_GOD’S BUILDING_
‘The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: He gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up
their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; He c...
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In Psalms 147 the saints take their place now in Jerusalem and Zion to
say what He is. He is their God; He builds up Jerusalem and gathers
together the outcasts of Israel, healing the broken in heart...
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GREAT [IS] OUR LORD, AND OF GREAT POWER,.... "Our Lord" is our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Lord of the whole earth; the Lord of his own people
by creation, by redemption, by marriage, and by the conquest o...
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_Great is our Lord, and of great power_ “This is a proper
conclusion, drawn from the former part of the Psalm, and especially
from the preceding verse. The greatness of God's power, which
overcometh a...
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Great is our Lord and of great power, fully able to help and to save,
no matter how severe the difficulties may seem; HIS UNDERSTANDING IS
INFINITE, His wisdom can be defined by human beings neither i...
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HALLELUJAH TO THE GOD OF ZION.
A Hallelujah Psalm, setting forth God's providential care toward all
creatures, but especially toward His people, His holy congregation....
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HIS UNDERSTANDING IS INFINITE:
_ Heb._ of his understanding there is no number...
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1-11 Praising God is work that is its own wages. It is comely; it
becomes us as reasonable creatures, much more as people in covenant
with God. He gathers outcast sinners by his grace, and will bring...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 147:5 Great H1419 Lord H113 mighty H7227 power H3581
understanding H8394 infinite H4557
Great -...
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Psalms 147:2
The text reveals the constructive side of Divine government:
I. As shown in the building up of the Church. That He should do so
shows: (1) that the Church is self-demolished; (2) that i...
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This is one of the Hallelujah Psalms; it begins and ends with «Praise
ye the LORD.» May our hearts be in tune, that we may praise the Lord
while we read these words of praise!
Psalms 147:1. _Praise y...
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Psalms 147:1. _Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto
our God; for it is pleasant;_
Ye that know him, ye that love him, «praise ye the Lord.» «It is
good: «it is right, it is accepta...
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Psalms 147:1. _Praise ye the LORD:_
This Psalm begins and ends with Hallelujah. So may this service, and
so may our lives, commence and conclude with Hallelujah!
Psalms 147:1. For it is good to sing...
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Psalms 147:1. _Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto
our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely._
«It is good,» that is to say, it is a thing that ought to be done,
it is a r...
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This Book of Psalms ends its golden stream in a cataract of praise.
The last Psalms are Hallelujah Psalms; this one begins and ends, as
several others do, with «Hallelujah.»
Psalms 147:1. _Praise ye...
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CONTENTS: A call to praise God. The greatness and condescending
goodness of the Lord celebrated.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Praise is comely it becomes us as reasonable creatures on
account of God...
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This psalm, like the preseding, is without title in the Hebrew or
Chaldee; but is ascribed by the Versions to Haggai and Zechariah.
REFLECTIONS.
The people are here exhorted to praise God for all th...
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_The Lord doth build up Jerusalem._
THE GREATNESS AND GENTLENESS OF GOD
The text reveals the constructive side of the Divine government.
I. As shown in the building of the Church.
1. “The Lord dot...
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_Praise ye the Lord._
GENUINE WORSHIP: -
I. The transcendent excellence of true worship (verse 1).
1. It is good.
(1) It accords with the constitution of the human soul.
(2) It accords with the D...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 147:1. Here the praise is focused on
gratitude for some great work of “building up Jerusalem” (or
rebuilding it after the exile), and for the Creator who sustains his
creati...
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INTRODUCTION
“Like the last Psalm, and like those which follow it, this is
evidently an anthem intended for the service of the Second Temple. It
celebrates God’s almighty and gracious rule over His pe...
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EXPOSITION
This psalm is generally assigned to the time of the dedication of the
city wall (Nehemiah 12:27-16), when the gate-towers had been set up,
and the gates and bars put in their places (see Ps...
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Praise ye the LORD [or hallelujah]: for it is good to sing praises
unto our God; it's pleasant; praise is comely [or desirable,
beautiful]. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the
ou...
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1 Chronicles 16:25; Isaiah 40:28; Jeremiah 10:6; Jeremiah 32:17;...