_An exhortation to praise God, for his greatness, for his kingdom, and for his general judgment._ THIS psalm is attributed to David in the Greek copies. It was composed by him upon the translation of the ark from the house of Obed-edom to the place that he had prepared for it on mount Sion: and it... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GODS OF THE NATIONS ARE IDOLS— _Things of nothing._ Mudge. Vanities; things which have no substance or being. The words _strength_ and _beauty,_ or _glory,_ in the next verse, are the very words by which the ark is described in Psalms 78:61.... [ Continue Reading ]
GIVE UNTO THE LORD, &C.— After David has exhorted the people to praise and to give thanks to God for his peculiar mercies to them, he breaks out into a rapture of gratitude, in contemplation of the infinite bounty and benignity of the Creator; and calls upon the whole creation to fill up the chorus... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS— The _beauty of holiness_ means the temple, or courts of the temple; which was the peculiar residence of Jehovah, and remarkable for its beauty and elegance. By _the Lord,_ in the next verse, both Jews and Christians generally agree that the Messiah is meant.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET THE HEAVENS REJOICE— These three verses are a poetical description of the great causes of joy, which this kingdom of Christ, expressed by the _Lord's reigning,_ Psalms 96:10 and _coming to judge the world,_ Psalms 96:13 and which was to be spiritually erected, would bring to the whole world. The... [ Continue Reading ]