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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 16:9

Sing psalms. — The word implies a musical accompaniment.

Talk ye. — A third term for singing. Chant ye.

His wondrous works. — His wonders, or miracles. The word means things separate, distinct, and so out of the common (Exodus 3:20).

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See also 1 Chronicles 16:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a ser...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING PSALM CHAPTER 16:4-43 _ 1. David's appointment (1 Chronicles 16:4)_ 2. The Psalm of praise and thanksgiving (1 Chronicles 16:7) 3. The Levites and the public worship ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 CHRONICLES 15:25 TO 1 CHRONICLES 16:3. See notes on 2 Samuel 6:12. 1 CHRONICLES 16:4. This app

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TALK YE. meditate....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _sing psalms_ R.V. SING PRAISES. _talk you_ R.V. mg. _Meditate ye_. Meditation leads to fresh proclamation. _wondrous works_ R.V. MARVELLOUS WORKS (cp. 1 Chronicles 16:12), i.e. works beyond man's ex...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Psalm of Praise 7. _David delivered first_this psalm _to thank the Lord into the hand_etc.] R.V. DID DAVID FIRST ORDAIN TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, BY THE HAND etc. The psalm which follows consi...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 385 DAVID’S THANKSGIVING AT THE CARRYING UP OF THE ARK 1 Chronicles 16:7. Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. Give t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON SEVEN 15-16 THE ARK OF THE COVENANT BROUGHT TO JERUSALEM DAVID'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING THE MINISTERS AND WORSHIP 8. BRINGING THE ARK TO JERUSALEM (15-16) INTRODUCTION The completion of the mo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, CALL UPON HIS NAME, MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS AMONG THE PEOPLE._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    16:9 upon (b-9) Or 'Talk of.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CELEBRATION OF THE EVENT Only the first three vv. and the last v. of this chapter are derived from 2 Samuel 6:17, the rest, describing the musical arrangements, being new....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 16 The people *worship and praise the *LORD –...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שִׁ֤ירוּ לֹו֙ זַמְּרוּ ־לֹ֔ו שִׂ֖יחוּ בְּ כָל

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

    The Ark was brought in with great rejoicing, and we have the psalm sung on the occasion. This great psalm of praise sung by the trained musicians is a compilation of parts of three found in the Book o...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his (e) wondrous works. (e) Who of his wonderful providence has chosen a few of the stock of Abraham to be his children....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The scope of this psalm, taken altogether, is to celebrate the praises of Jehovah, and especially in his covenant love to his redeemed. Hence he is to be praised for the glories of his own name, for h...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Let us now consider the import of this establishment of the ark and of the throne in Zion, as set before us in the psalm which David wrote on this occasion. It is true that, so far as it was entrusted...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    1 Chronicles 16:7...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Dauids festiual sacrifice. 4 Hee ordereth a Quire to sing Thankesgiuing. 7 The Psalme of Thankesgiuing. 37 He appointeth Ministers, Porters, Priests and Musitians, to attend continually on the Ar...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him, talk ye of all His wondrous works....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    David's Psalm of Praise...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-36 Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's na...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing H7891 (H8798) psalms H2167 (H8761) Talk H7878 (H8798) wondrous H6381 (H8737)...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David's festival and psalm of thanksgiving. The ark established in Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, David, Zadok, Asaph, Obed-edom, Heman, Jeduthun. CONCLUSION: Though God's Word may be clouded...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 16:7. _David delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph._ The sublime and well chosen pieces sung before the ark, will be found and illustrated in Psalms 105. 1 Chronicles 16:22. Touch n...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Sing psalms unto Him, talk ye of all His wondrous works._ GOOD CONVERSATION I. The subject here suggested for our commonplace talk: “his wondrous works.” We ought to talk more about God’s wondrous...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then on that day David delivered first this psalm._ A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING This, a composite psalm, represents a form of service rather than a psalm. The whole of it, with slight variations, found...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:1 The brief account in 2 Samuel 6:17 of the ark’s arrival in Jerusalem and the festivities is greatly expanded here....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:8 This psalm of praise is drawn from Psalms 105:1; Psalms 96:1;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] In 2 Samuel 6:17, only three verses and a clause parallel with this chapter. _1 Chronicles 16:1_.—_The ark lodged in tent_. After this event Levites entered upon their duties before t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 16:1 These three verses rather belong to the close of the last chapter, and they carry on the parallel of 2 Samuel 6:1. in its 2 Samuel 6:17-10....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In chapter sixteen, They brought the ark of the covenant, and they set it in the midst of the tent, the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and they offered the burnt sacrifices and the peace o...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:19; James 5:13; Malachi 3:16; Matthew

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