And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the
peace offerings, he (a) blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
(a) He called upon the Name of God, desiring him to prosper the
people, and give good success to their beginnings.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark
of the LORD, and to (b) record, and to thank and praise the LORD God
of Israel:
(b) That is, God's benefits to his people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then on that day David (c) delivered first [this psalm] to thank the
LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
(c) David gave them this Psalm to praise the Lord, signifying that in
all our enterprises the Name of God should be praised and called upon.... [ Continue Reading ]
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his (d)
deeds among the people.
(d) Of which this is the chiefest, that he has chosen himself a Church
to call upon his name.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the
(f) judgments of his mouth;
(f) In overcoming Pharaoh, which judgments were declared by God's
mouth to Moses.... [ Continue Reading ]
O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his (g) chosen
ones.
(g) Meaning by this that the promise of adoption only belongs to the
Church.... [ Continue Reading ]
When ye were but (h) few, even a few, and strangers in it.
(h) Meaning, from the time that Abraham entered, to the time that
Jacob went into Egypt for famine.... [ Continue Reading ]
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved (i) kings for
their sakes,
(i) As Pharaoh and Abimelech.... [ Continue Reading ]
[Saying], Touch not mine (k) anointed, and do my (l) prophets no harm.
(k) My elect and those whom I have sanctified.
(l) To whom God declared his word and they declared it to their
posterity.... [ Continue Reading ]
For all the gods of the people [are] (m) idols: but the LORD made the
heavens.
(m) His strong faith appears in this, though all the world would
follow idols, yet he would cleave to the living God.... [ Continue Reading ]
(n) Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable,
that it be not moved.
(n) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the (o) heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let [men]
say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
(o) He exhorts the dumb creatures to rejoice with him in considering
the greatness of the grace of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD,
because he cometh to (p) judge the earth.
(p) To restore all things to their estate.... [ Continue Reading ]
And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together,
and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy
name, [and] (q) glory in thy praise.
(q) He esteems this to be the chiefest happiness of man.... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the
people said, (r) Amen, and praised the LORD.
(r) He wills all the people both in heart and mouth to consent to
those praises.... [ Continue Reading ]
And with (s) them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen,
who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his
mercy [endureth] for ever;
(s) With Zadok and the rest of the priests.... [ Continue Reading ]
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned
to (t) bless his house.
(t) Declaring that after our duty to God we are chiefly bound to our
own house, for which as for all other things we should pray to God,
and instruct our families to praise his Name.... [ Continue Reading ]