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Psalms 33:6-9

Jehovah's creative omnipotence. Word is the expression of thought; command of will: He had but to think and will, and the Universe came into being.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 33:6. _BY THE WORD OF THE LORD WERE THE HEAVENS MADE_] This is illustrated in the Psalms 33:9 verse: "He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." This evidently refers t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BY THE WORD OF THE LORD - By the command of God: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6 etc. See the notes at Psalms 33:9. WERE THE HEAVENS MADE - That is, the starry heavens; the world

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 33 The Future Praise of Jehovah _ 1. The call to praise Jehovah (Psalms 33:1)_ 2. His praise as the Creator (Psalms 33:4) 3. His praise of His governmental dealings ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XXXIII. A SONG OF PRAISE. This Ps. has no title in MT. It may have been added at a later time to an older collection, probably Psalms 33:3. The LXX prefix, By David, when he changed his face before Ab...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BY THE WORD, &C. Quoted in 2 Peter 3:5. BREATH. spirit. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Psalms 32, 33 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Felicitations to the Forgiven, and Examples of the Songs that they Sing. ANALYSIS Part I., Psalms 32. Stanza I., Psalms 32:1-4, Happy the Forgiven; yet Divine Discipl...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BY THE WORD OF THE LORD WERE THE HEAVENS MADE; AND ALL THE HOST OF THEM BY THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH._ As heretofore David has dwelt on Yahweh's faithfulness, righteousness, and goodness, as proving th...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is an anonymous Ps. of national deliverance, called forth by some historical occasion which it is now impossible to fix with any certainty. From its central conception of God as the ruler of all...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH. — This is plainly only a synonym for _word._ (Comp. Isaiah 11:4, where “breath of his lips” is used for the Divine sentence of judgment upon the heathen.)...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בִּ דְבַ֣ר יְ֭הוָה שָׁמַ֣יִם נַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּ בְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 33:1 This is the last of the four psalms in Book 1 which have no title, the others being Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1, which are introductory, and 10 which is closely connected with 9. Some have ende...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THE WORD OF JEHOVAH” Psalms 33:1 This psalm is eminently calculated to incite praise. Let us note the subjects which are touched upon, in the hope that presently one may strike a spark at which our...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is a triumphant song of praise, opening with a call to vocal and instrumental music. "Rejoice," "praise," "give thanks," "sing praises," "sing," "play"-thus all modes of expression are appealed t...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Come, "by faith and good works." (St. Jerome) --- Enlightened. Hebrew also, "flow together." (St. Jerome) --- You need not be afraid of impoverishing him. (Calmet) --- The points would require, (Berth...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Do we not discover Christ, the uncreated Word, and the Holy Ghost, the breath or spirit of every living thing, in this verse? Reader! if it be so in the old creation of nature, think, I pray you, whet...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    6._By the word of Jehovah. _That he may stir us up to think more closely of God’s works, he brings before us the creation of the world itself; for until God be acknowledged as the Creator and Framer o...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 33 has its just place after the forgiveness of the people. Before we pass on to these psalms, remark how the guilelessness of heart produced by complete forgiveness leads to that intimacy with...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BY THE WORD OF THE LORD WERE THE HEAVENS MADE,.... The aerial and starry heavens, and the heaven of heavens, the third heaven, the seat of the divine Majesty, and the habitation of angels and glorifie...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. Ver. 6. _By the word of the Lord were the heavens made_] His fiat, or, Let them be, gave them a bei...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _By the word of the Lord were the heavens made_ Either 1st, By Christ who is often called God's word, even by the Chaldee paraphrast; as also John 1:1, where he is said to be that Word by whom all thi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    PRAISE TO THE RULER OF THE WORLD AS THE PROTECTOR OF HIS PEOPLE. This entire psalm is a call to lively and joyful praise of God for His wonderful and glorious attributes and works, as displayed in cr...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    By the Word of the Lord, the great Word which was in the beginning with God, John 1:1, WERE THE HEAVENS MADE, Proverbs 8:22; AND ALL THE HOST OF THEM BY THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH, by the power of His Sp...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-11 Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon the righteous. Thankful praise is the breath and language of holy joy. Religious songs are proper expressions of thankful...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BY THE WORD OF THE LORD; either, 1. By the hypostatical Word, Christ, who is oft called God's _Word_, even by the Chaldee paraphrast; as also 1 THESSALONIANS 1:1, where he is said to be that _Word_ by...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 33:6 word H1697 LORD H3068 heavens H8064 made H6213 (H8738) host H6635 breath H7307 mouth H6310...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    2). GROUNDS FOR PRAISING YHWH (4-12). a). Because of His moral activity (4-5). Psalms 33:4 ‘For the word of YHWH is right, And all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and jus...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 33:6 Psalms 19:1 I. The whole of revelation reposes on this broad platform: how God and nature stand to one another. Now there are two opposite extremes into which our conceptions on this poin...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 33:1. _Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright._ Notice the connection between the words «rejoice «and «praise.» Joy is the soul of praise. God is not extolle...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 33:1. _Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright._ False gods were worshipped with dolorous sounds, accompanied by cutting with knives and with lancets; but our...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Praise of God's wisdom and power. CHARACTERS: Psalmist, God. CONCLUSION: The righteous who know the goodness of God should never be empty of His praises. Though the residence of God's glor...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 33:2. _The psaltery,_ a little harp of sweet sound, and very generally used in unison with the voice. Psalms 33:6. _By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,_ as in Genesis 1. By the Word...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth._ THE BIBLICAL CONCEPTION OF NATURE For this, see the first chapter of Genesis. There are two oppo...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous._ THE SPIRIT OF REJOICING: LIFE ADJUSTED TO THE WILL OF GOD “Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.” It is the vital condition of all spiritual rejoicing that we ar...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 33:1. This is a hymn of praise to the God who made all things, who rules all things for his own purposes, and who has chosen a people to be his own and to bless the whole wo...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 33:4 The first reason for praise is God’s WORD (vv. Psalms 33:4, Psal

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This psalm is a fit companion, but by no means the second half, of the preceding one, being distinct from it both in matter and form. It indicates a more tranquil frame of mind, such as...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and in some manuscripts it is joined on to the preceding psalm, and forms one with it. But the difference of subject-matter and of tone render it high...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely [or beautiful] for the upright (Psalms 33:1). Now, this is something that you might not be able to do as you read it. Praise the LORD with a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Peter 3:5; Deuteronomy 4:19; Genesis 1:1; Genesis 2:1; Genesis 2:7;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE TRIUNE GOD Psalms 33:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is important for us to get a scriptural vision of the triune God. In the Book of Genesis we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the e...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The word — God made this admirable structure of the heavens, and all its glorious stars; not with great pains and time, but with one single word. Host — The angels: or the stars....

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