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HE WILL BLESS THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD - Compare Psalms 115:11.
BOTH SMALL AND GREAT - Margin, as in Hebrew, with. The little with the
great; children and grown persons; the poor and the rich; the ign...
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Psalms 115
Who Their God is?
_ 1. Israel's God (Psalms 115:1)_
2. In Contrast with Idols (Psalms 115:4)
3. O Israel Trust in the Lord ...
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CXV. THE BLINDNESS OF IDOLATRY AND THE VIRTUE OF UTTER TRUST IN
YAHWEH.
Psalms 115:2 f. An invisible god was unintelligible to the average
heathen; he believed that the god was specially present in t...
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HE WILL BLESS. Figure of speech _Anaphora_ (App-6), taken with the
last line of Psalms 115:12.
FEAR. revere.
SMALL AND GREAT. Both plural. Figure of speech _Syntheton._ App-6.
AND. with....
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DISCOURSE: 688
TRUST IN GOD RECOMMENDED
Psalms 115:9. O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and
their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help
and their shield. Ye th...
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PSALMS 115
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Not for Her Own Glory but for His, Israel moves herself to trust in
Jehovah to Shew his Superiority over Idols.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 115:1-3, Introductory appeal...
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He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
HE WILL BLESS THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD, (BOTH) SMALL AND GREAT - (.)...
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In LXX 114, 115 are one Ps., while 116 is divided into two. Apparently
Psalms 115 was written to be sung antiphonally: cp. the responses in
Psalms 115:9; Psalms 115:11—the first eight and the last thr...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD
PSALMS 115
Jesus said, "Pray like this: Our Father, you are in *heaven. Your
name is special. You are king (over everyone). What you...
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THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD — _i.e._, all Israel....
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יְ֭בָרֵךְ יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝
קְּטַנִּ֗ים עִם...
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Psalms 115:1
ISRAEL is in straits from heathen enemies, and cries to Jehovah to
vindicate His own Name by delivering it. Strengthened by faith, which
has been stung into action by taunts aimed at both...
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POWERLESS IDOLS; OUR POWERFUL GOD
Psalms 115:1
Evidently this psalm was intended to be sung by various voices: Psalms
115:1 by the whole congregation in unison, while the sacrifice was
being offered;...
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This third psalm in the Hallel is born of passion for the glory of the
name of Jehovah. That is its opening note, and all that follows must
be explained thereby. The singer's distress is heard in the...
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All blessings are in the person of the Lord Jesus; and they are
secured to his people in his finished salvation. So ran the original
charter of grace. Genesis 12:3. Hence; that sweet promise, Isaiah
4...
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He says, _both the small with the great, _by which circumstance he
magnifies God’s paternal regard the more, showing that he does not
overlook even the meanest and most despised, provided they cordial...
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Psalms 115 gives the true and full ground of this deliverance as seen
in the heart of faith. It is not that they, but that Jehovah may be
praised, specially in His mercy, and then His faithfulness to...
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HE WILL BLESS THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD,.... They shall want no good
thing now, and have much goodness laid up for them to be enjoyed
hereafter; the sun of righteousness rises upon them, and a book of
r...
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He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.
Ver. 13. _He will bless_] Such shall abound with blessings, Proverbs
28:20 .
_ Both small and great_] Whether in age or degree, Acts 10...
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_The Lord hath been mindful of us_ In our former straits and
calamities, and therefore we trust he will still bless us, for he is
still the same; his power and goodness are the same, and his promises...
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VINDICATION OF GOD'S GLORY OVER AGAINST THE IDOLS.
This psalm may have been a cry of Israel for the assistance of the
Lord in the face of invading enemies, who placed their confidence in
their heathe...
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He will bless them that fear the Lord, the Church of all times, BOTH
SMALL AND GREAT, the prominent and the leaders in the Church together
with the lowly....
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BOTH:
_ Heb._ with...
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9-18 It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust
in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust
in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be chee...
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Either in age or condition, of whatsoever quality, high and low, rich
and poor; for he is no respecter of persons....
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This is one of the Psalms, which were sung by the Jews at the feast of
the Passover. It is highly probable that they were sung by our Lord on
that memorable night when he instituted the sacred feast w...
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Psalms 115:1. _Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name
give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should
the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the...
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CONTENTS: Indignation against the makers and worshippers of idols and
exhortation to trust in God.
CHARACTERS: God, house of Aaron, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: The creatures of men's vain imaginations and...
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Whether this psalm was written after some victory, or after the
removal of any calamity which had caused the heathen to boast, is not
certain. But blessings of this kind, though they justly demand pra...
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_Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory._
GENUINE RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS
I. A consciousness of God’s greatness leading to a contempt for all
idols.
1. The majesty of God.
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_He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great._
THE EQUALITY OF SMALL AND GREAT
There are thousands of young men and women who retain belief in God,
but do not fear Him; cherishing the...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 115:1. This is a hymn urging God’s
people to trust and worship the Lord alone. He alone is worthy of
their deepest loyalty. There is always the temptation to turn to the
god...
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INTRODUCTION
1. Date and authorship uncertain. Has been ascribed to the immediate
post _exilie_ psalmists, and to the poets of the time of the
Maccabees.
2. Characteristics. Allusion to or quotation...
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EXPOSITION
A LITURGICAL psalm, in which a divided choir, together with a
leader—a priest or precentor—take separate parts. The occasion is
one of danger (Psalms 115:2), but, at the same time, of confi...
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Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to thy name give glory (Psalms
115:1),
Here again we have the same idea. Don't reverend me. "Not unto us,
Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name." Let there be ascri...
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Acts 13:26; Acts 26:22; Colossians 3:11; Luke 1:50; Malachi 3:16;...
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Both small — Of whatsoever quality, high and low, rich and poor....