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Verse Psalms 146:8. _OPENETH_ THE EYES OF _THE BLIND_] He brings us
out of our prison-house, from the _shadow of death_, and _opens our
eyes_ that we may behold the _free light_ of the day. And it is...
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THE LORD OPENETH THE EYES OF THE BLIND - This is the sixth reason for
what is stated as to the blessedness of those who put their trust in
the Lord. The language here would be applicable to bodily or...
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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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CXLVI. This Ps., like the remaining Pss. to the end of the Psalter,
begins and closes with the word Hallelujah (Praise Yah). These Pss.
may originally have formed a collection by themselves. The theme...
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Blindness is a figure for moral and spiritual ignorance and
insensibility, and helplessness in general. Cp. Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah
35:5; Deuteronomy 28:19; Job
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DISCOURSE: 745
THE EXTENT OF CHRIST’S COMPASSION
Psalms 146:7. _The Lord looseth the prisoners: the Lord openeth the
eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord
loveth the...
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THE LORD OPENETH THE EYES, &C.— Illuminates their minds; or even
restores their natural sight, when it is defective and weak; or, when
perfectly gone, and there are no hopes of human cure. But this pa...
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PSALMS 146
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Twelve Reasons for Trusting in Jehovah.
ANALYSIS
Having, in Response to the Public Reader's Invitation, stirred up his
Own Soul to Praise Jehovah all his Life Long (Psa...
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The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that
are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
THE LORD OPENETH THE EYES OF THE BLIND () - both the literally and
the spiritually...
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Here begins the final group, Psalms 146-150, known as the 'Hallelujah'
Pss., because each begins and ends with that word, meaning, 'Praise ye
the Lord.' They sum up the joy of the returned exiles, and...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
*TRUST ONLY IN GOD
PSALMS 146
THE FIRST *HALLELUJAH PSALM
Jesus said, "*Believe also in me" ...
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OPENETH. — Here, and through the verse, the verbs are participles.
The elliptical “open the blind” is easily understood.
Blindness is sometimes figurative of distress and helplessness
(Deuteronomy 28:...
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יְהוָ֤ה ׀ פֹּ֘קֵ֤חַ עִוְרִ֗ים יְ֭הוָה
זֹקֵ֣ף כְּפוּפִ֑ים...
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Psalms 146:1
THE long-drawn music of the Psalter closes with five Hallelujah
psalms, in which, with constantly swelling diapason, all themes of
praise are pealed forth, until the melodious thunder of...
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THE LORD LOVETH THE RIGHTEOUS
Psalms 146:1-10
This and the four following psalms are the “Hallelujah” Psalms.
Each begins with that word. They were probably composed for use in the
second Temple....
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We now come to the final psalms of adoration, each one of which opens
and closes with the great call to praise. “Hallelujah, praise the
Lord.”
The theme of this first is that of the sufficiency of God...
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The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that
are bowed down: the LORD (f) loveth the righteous:
(f) Though he visits them with affliction, hunger, imprisonment and
such like,...
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Clouds. This is represented as something wonderful, (Job v. 9., and
xxxvii. 6.) though conformable to the laws of nature. The preservation
of things is like a new creation. (Calmet) --- And the herb,...
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There can be no hesitation to determine to whom these verses refer.
The God of Jacob, is God's Covenant name in Christ. And the offices
that covenant God hath performed, and is performing, as plainly...
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Psalms 146 introduces the full final praises: the first, the
outpouring of the heart in praise to Him as the God of Jacob,
celebrating what He is, and the comfort of trusting Him, the Creator,
the Hel...
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THE LORD OPENETH [THE EYES OF] THE BLIND,.... Who are corporeally
blind; the eyes of many such were opened by Christ when here on earth,
and one who was born blind; and such who are spiritually blind...
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The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that
are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Ver. 8. _The Lord openeth the eyes_] Both of body and mind, as in the
Gospel. As fo...
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_Which executeth judgment for the oppressed_ Who doth not slight nor
forget the cries of his grieved subjects; but in due time asserts the
right of those who are oppressed, and can find no relief in o...
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the Lord openeth the eyes of the blind, giving them sight; THE LORD
RAISETH THEM THAT ARE BOWED DOWN, bearing the heavy burden of trials
and sorrows; THE LORD LOVETH THE RIGHTEOUS, the believers to wh...
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A HALLELUJAH TO THE TRUE HELPER.
This psalm, whose author is not known, is the first of the five
Hallelujah Psalms with which the psalter closes, an invitation to
praise the Lord for the merciful and...
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5-10 The psalmist encourages us to put confidence in God. We must
hope in the providence of God for all we need as to this life, and in
the grace of God for that which is to come. The God of heaven b...
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THE EYES OF THE BLIND; either,
1. The eyes of their mind, which he enlightens and directs in doubtful
and difficult causes; or,
2. Their bodily eyes, which he did abundantly by his Son Jesus Christ....
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Psalms 146:8 LORD H3068 opens H6491 (H8802) blind H5787 LORD H3068
raises H2210 (H8802) down H3721 ...
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Psalms 146:1. _Praise ye the LORD._
Or, «Hallelujah.» I am sorry to see that great word, Hallelujah,
Hallelu-Jah, praise to Jah, Jehovah, become so hackneyed as it is, by
talk about «Hallelujah lasse...
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CONTENTS: The psalmist engages himself to praise God and exhorts
others to trust and praise Him.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: There should be no exemption from the service of praising
God....
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This, and the two following, are called the Hallelujah psalms of
Haggai and of Zechariah the prophets, being composed after the
captivity.
Psalms 146:10. _The Lord shall reign for ever; even thy God,...
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_The Lord looseth the prisoners._
THE LORD’S FAMOUS TITLES
There are five famous titles of God here.
I. Emancipator. He looseth those in mental, moral, and spiritual
bondage.
II. Illuminator. The L...
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_Praise ye the Lord._
HALLELUJAH
I. The grandest resolution (verses 1, 2).
1. The author’s belief in the existence of his soul. When this
conviction comes, the whole universe is transfigured, and G...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 146:1. Because God rules everything, his
suffering people can have hope.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 146:5 Yahweh, THE GOD OF JACOB, is the one WHO
MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM (words from...
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INTRODUCTION
In the Hebrew this Psalm has no superscription. The Septuagint has the
superscription, “Hallelujah. Of Haggai and Zechariah;” and is
followed in this respect by the Vulgate and the Syriac...
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EXPOSITION
THE psalter ends with a cluster of "Hallelujah Psalms," five in
number, all of them both beginning and ending with the phrase. In the
Hebrew none of them has any" title;" but it is generall...
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Now the final psalms or the Hallel psalms. They begin with hallelujah
and end with hallelujah in the Hebrew.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live I will
praise the LORD: I will...