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Verse Psalms 147:2. _THE LORD DOTH BUILD UP_] The psalmist appears to
see the _walls_ rising under his eye, because the _outcasts of
Israel_, those who had been in _captivity_, are now _gathered
toget...
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THE LORD DOTH BUILD UP JERUSALEM - He builds up the walls; he restores
the city; he has caused the temple to be reconstructed. This language
would be applicable to a return from the captivity. There m...
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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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THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
DOTH BUILD UP JERUSALEM. is Jerusalem's builder (participle). No
reference to post-exilic building. Compare Psalms 122:3.
GATHERETH. will gather.
OUTCASTS. the d...
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Jehovah's goodness to Jerusalem.
_doth build up_ The restoration and repeopling of the city generally
are meant, not merely the reconstruction of its houses and walls. It
is regarded as a continuous...
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Praise Jehovah, the restorer of Israel, the sovereign ruler of the
world....
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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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The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts
of Israel.
THE LORD DOTH BUILD UP JERUSALEM. The city was built up by Nehemiah
first (), and afterward the walls, which complete...
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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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BUILD UP] i.e. rebuild, after the captivity....
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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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BUILD UP — i.e., of course, “rebuild.” The word “outcasts,”
which is that used in Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 56:8, shows that the
rebuilding after the captivity is intended. The LXX. and Vulg. have
_“_dispe...
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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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The LORD doth build up (b) Jerusalem: he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel.
(b) Because the Lord is the founder of the Church, it cannot be
destroyed, though the members of it are dispersed a...
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or Hebrew Psalm cxlvii. Ver. 13. _Within thee. Jerusalem was better
fortified than (Haydock) other cities. But the Church is built upon a
rock, and enriched with many graces, while heaven is free from...
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I consider this subject spiritually. For the building of Jerusalem is
peculiarly the office of Christ. When the Lord promises to lift up an
ensign to the people, it evidently refers to Christ. See tho...
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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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2._Jehovah building up, etc_. He begins with the special mercy of God
towards his Church and people, in choosing to adopt one nation out of
all others, and selecting a fixed place where his name might...
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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 DOTH BUILD UP JERUSALEM,.... Literally, after the Babylonish
captivity, according to some; or rather when taken from the Jebusites
by David; or spiritually the church, which is often called J...
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The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts
of Israel.
Ver. 2. _The Lord doth build up Jerusalem_] He is the only architect
of his Church. He layeth the foundation of it in e...
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_Praise the Lord, for it is good_ It is acceptable to God, and greatly
beneficial and productive of comfort to ourselves. _It is pleasant,
and praise is comely_ “Being the only return man can make for...
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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 doth build up Jerusalem; as He built the earthly Jerusalem in
the time of Nehemiah, so He builds the spiritual Jerusalem, His holy
congregation, at all times; HE GATHERETH TOGETHER THE OUTCAS...
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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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BUILD UP JERUSALEM; it is the Lord's own doing, and not man s. THE
OUTCASTS; or, _the banished_, who were carried captives out of their
own land, and dispersed in divers strange countries....
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Psalms 147:2 LORD H3068 up H1129 (H8802) Jerusalem H3389 together
H3664 (H8762) outcasts H1760 (H8737) Israel...
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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 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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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: 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:_
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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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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Daniel 9:25; Deuteronomy 30:3; Ephesians 2:12; Ezekiel 36:24;...