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Verse Psalms 147:15. _HE SENDETH FORTH HIS COMMANDMENT_] His
substantial word. It is here personified, מימרא _meymra_,
Chaldee; and appears to be a very active agent running every where,
and performin...
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HE SENDETH FORTH HIS COMMANDMENT UPON EARTH - That is, with reference
to the productions of the earth; to the changes which occur; to the
seasons; to snow, frost, ice, cold, heat, wind; and he is univ...
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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 ho...
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COMMANDMENT. sayings, or utterances. Hebrew. _'imrah._ See App-73.
Compare Psalms 33:9; Psalms 107:20....
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Zion is summoned to praise Jehovah for the blessings of peace and
prosperity. The Lord of Nature is He Who has endowed Israel with
unique privileges....
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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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He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very
swiftly.
HE SENDETH FORTH HIS COMMANDMENT (UPON) EARTH: HIS WORD RUNNETH VERY
SWIFTLY. God's Word is a servant which He sends for...
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147:15 oracles (b-5) _ Imrah_ . see Note, Psalms 119:11 ....
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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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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 HE PUT (CLOTHE...
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Psalms 33 is still in the poet’s thought, and Psalms 147:6
especially; but some extraordinary season of frost seems to have
kindled his inspiration, so that he not only elaborates but improves
on his...
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הַ שֹּׁלֵ֣חַ אִמְרָתֹ֣ו אָ֑רֶץ עַד
־מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה יָר֥וּץ דְּבָרֹֽו׃...
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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 former of
which are closely connected, inasmuch as the first...
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PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Psalms 147:12-20
From Psalms 147:12 on there is a more personal address to Jerusalem
and Zion. The _thee_ and _thou_ justify the application of the psalm
to the spiritual con...
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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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He sendeth forth his (k) commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth
very (l) swiftly.
(k) His secret working in all creatures is as a command to keep them
in order and to give them moving and force....
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New and increasing claims are upon Zion, for renewed instances of
divine favor. And, Reader! this is your case, and mine. Every day, nay
every moment, Jesus visits his people, Isaiah 27:3. And how are...
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15._While he sends forth_, _etc_. He again touches upon some instances
of the operation of God, everywhere to be seen in the system of
nature. And as the changes which take place in the air, and upon...
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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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HE SENDETH FORTH HIS COMMANDMENT UPON EARTH,.... Which Kimchi
interprets of rain, which causes the wheat to grow; since afterwards
mention is made of snow, and of hoar frost and ice. Aben Ezra
underst...
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He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very
swiftly.
Ver. 15. _He sendeth forth his commandment, &c._] He speaketh the
word, and it is done immediately; he can make a nation...
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_He sendeth forth his commandment_, &c. Which is sufficient, without
any instruments, to execute whatsoever pleaseth him, either in the
works of nature or of providence. For, as the world was first ma...
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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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12-20 The church, like Jerusalem of old, built up and preserved by the
wisdom, power, and goodness of God, is exhorted to praise him for all
the benefits and blessings vouchsafed to her; and these are...
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HIS COMMANDMENT; which is sufficient without any instruments to
execute whatsoever pleaseth him, either in works of nature or of
providence. His word runneth very swiftly; the thing is done without
de...
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Psalms 147:15 out H7971 (H8802) command H565 earth H776 word H1697
runs H7323 (H8799) swiftly H4120
sendeth - Psalms 33:9, Psalms 107:20, Psalms 107:25; Job 34:29, Job
37:12;...
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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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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 t...
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_He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates._
PIETY EXULTING IN DIVINE GOODNESS
I. In the general prosperity of society. He recognizes the good hand
of God--
1. In the rebuilding of the city (verse...
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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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2 Thessalonians 3:1; Job 34:29; Job 37:12; Jonah 1:4; Matthew 8:13;
Matthew 8:8; Matthew 8:9; Psalms 107:20; Psalms 107:25; Psalms 33:9;...
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Commandment — Which is sufficient without any instruments to execute
whatsoever pleaseth him. Swiftly — The thing is done without delay....