Another jubilant anthem, in which Israel is exhorted to praise Jehovah its Maker, Who has restored it to a position of dignity and honour (Psalms 149:1-4); and a victorious triumph over all the nations of the world is confidently anticipated (Psalms 149:5-9). In Psalms 148:11 the nations are summone... [ Continue Reading ]
_Praise ye the Lord_ The liturgical _Hallelujah_. See on Psalms 104:35. _Sing unto_Jehovah _a new song_ In acknowledgment of new mercies. Cp. Psalms 33:3; Psalms 96:1, note. _his praise in the_assembly of the beloved] Cp. Psalms 22:22; Psalms 22:25; Psalms 107:32. The P.B.V., _let the congregation... [ Continue Reading ]
Jehovah is Israel's Maker (Psalms 95:6; Psalms 100:3; Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 51:13), for to Him it owes its original existence as a nation, and the present restoration of its national life; now that it has no earthly king, it acknowledges Him as its true King as in days of old (1 Samuel 8:7; 1 Samuel 1... [ Continue Reading ]
_in the dance_ This, and not _pipe_(A.V. marg.), is the right rendering here and in Psalms 150:4. Dancing was a natural expression of joy among the Jews as among other nations of antiquity, in all periods of their history, on occasions of religious as well as secular festivity. Cp. Exodus 15:20; Jdg... [ Continue Reading ]
_taketh pleasure in his people_ The deliverance which they have experienced is the proof of the renewal of His favour. Cp. Psalms 147:11; Isaiah 54:7-8; Isaiah 60:10. _he_adorneth _the meek with salvation_ Through humiliation Israel has learnt humility; and now Jehovah restores their prosperity. _Be... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let_the beloved exult in _glory_ Let Israel triumph in the honour thus restored to them. Perhaps _glory_as in Psalms 85:9 may include the thought of the renewed manifestation of Jehovah's Presence among His people. _upon their beds_ "Songs in the night" take the place of tears and sorrow (Psalms 4... [ Continue Reading ]
_high_praises] Cp. Psalms 66:17, note. _in their mouth_ Lit. _throat_(Psalms 115:7). _a twoedged sword_ So the LXX and Jer.; cp. Judges 3:16: but _a sword of mouths_means rather _a devouring sword_. So Nehemiah's builders prayed (Nehemiah 4:9) and built with sword in hand (Nehemiah 4:16 ff.); and... [ Continue Reading ]
_vengeance upon the_nations] Cp. Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 63:4. _punishments upon the_peoples] Lit. _corrections_.... [ Continue Reading ]
The subjection and homage of the nations to Israel are repeatedly anticipated in the later Chapter s of Isaiah (Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 60:3 ff.). In Psalms 2 the Messianic king, here the Messianic people, subjugates the nations. _their nobles_ Their honourable men, as Isaia... [ Continue Reading ]
_upon them_ The nations; not the kings and nobles only. _the judgment written_ The sentence pronounced by Jehovah and recorded in His book (cp. Isaiah 65:6; Isaiah 10:1; Job 13:26) for execution at the proper time; or the reference may be to the general testimony of law and prophets concerning the u... [ Continue Reading ]