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Verse Psalms 147:11. _THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN THEM THAT FEAR HIM_]
That are truly religious.
_IN THOSE THAT HOPE IS HIS MERCY._] Who are just beginning to seek
the salvation of their souls. Even...
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THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN THEM THAT FEAR HIM - In those who truly
worship him, however humble, poor, and unknown to people they may be;
however unostentatious, retired, unnoticed may be their worshi...
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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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HOPE IN HIS MERCY. wait for His lovingkindness....
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A renewed call to praise Jehovah for His beneficence, and to recognise
the conditions of His favour....
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_those that hope in his mercy_ Or, _those that wait for his
loving-kindness_....
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DISCOURSE: 747
GOD’S REGARD FOR THE LEAST OF HIS SAINTS
Psalms 147:11. _The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in
those that hope in his mercy._
IN the Psalms of David we have innumerable ex...
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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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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not
pleasure in the legs of a man.
HE DELIGHTETH NOT IN THE STRENGTH OF THE HORSE; HE TAKETH NOT
PLEASURE IN THE LEGS OF A MAN. THE LORD TA...
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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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HOPE IN HIS MERCY] better, 'wait for His lovingkindness.'...
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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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רֹוצֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת ־יְרֵאָ֑יו אֶת
־הַֽ מְיַח
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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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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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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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THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN THEM THAT FEAR HIM,.... With a filial and
godly fear; that serve and worship him, privately and publicly, with
reverence and love: as, appears by the goodness he lays up fo...
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The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in
his mercy.
Ver. 11. _The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him_] That put
themselves into the hands of justice, in hope of m...
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_He delighteth not in the strength of the horse_, &c. As if he needed
either one or the other for the accomplishment of his designs: see the
note on Psalms 33:16. Mr. Green translates the verse, _He d...
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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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The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, who, realizing their
own weakness and vanity, feel their full dependence upon Him,
reverently trusting in His unmerited favor, IN THOSE THAT HOPE IN HIS...
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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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That believingly and patiently expect and seek relief and happiness
from God alone, and from his mere grace and mercy, and not from any
creature, nor from their own merits....
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Psalms 147:11 LORD H3068 pleasure H7521 (H8802) fear H3373 hope H3176
(H8764) mercy H2617
taketh -...
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FEAR
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
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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:_
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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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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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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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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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 taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in
His mercy._
FEARING AND HOPING
Great kings are wont to have their favourite objects, in which they
delight with a peculiar pleas...
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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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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 147:7 The next section moves from God’s
universal provision (RAIN, so that all animals have FOOD) to his
special care for his faithful....
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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...