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F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

Why We Praise the Lord Psalms 147:1-11 It has been supposed that this psalm was prepared for use when the new walls of the city were completed in the days of Nehemiah. It contains a further enumeration of God’s present tenses. The psalmist never tires of celebrating the immediateness of God. He will not tolerate the intervention of second causes, which are the artifice of scientific explanation. Laws are, after all, only the convenient statement of the regularity of God’s methods. The... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 147:1-20

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 ). He then proceeds to declare how God provides for all human needs (vv. Psa 147:7-11 ); and finally rejoices in the perfection of His government (vv. Psa 147:12-20 ). In the first movement dealing with the restoration of Israel, there is a very beautiful suggestion of the inter- relation of the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:1-20

CXLVII. The LXX, perhaps rightly, divides the Ps. into two, Psalms 147:1-1 Kings : and Psalms 147:12-Proverbs :. Psalms 147:1-1 Kings : . An invitation to praise Yahweh for His almighty power and His kindness to Israel. Observe how the two thoughts are intertwined. After Psalms 147:8 c the LXX has, “ and herbage for the service of men.” In Psalms 147:10 “ the legs of a man” is curious. Swift running is a characteristic of the Homeric heroes, but the emendation, “ armour of a man,” is... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 147:1-20

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 people and over the world of nature, but mingles with this a special commemoration of His goodness in bringing back His people from their captivity and rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. In the allusions to these events in Psalms 147:2-3, and Psalms 147:13-14, we shall probably be justified in seeing... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 147:5-7

DISCOURSE: 746THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GODPsalms 147:5-7. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God.AN acquaintance with God is the one object which we should seek after; since by that alone can we ascertain the extent of our guilt and danger; or be brought to accept the salvation offered us in the Gospel. In the passage... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:1-20

Psalms 147:1-20 :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 outcasts of Israel. He heals the broken in heart, he binds up their wounds. He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names ( Psalms 147:1-4 ).That to me is just fabulous. I love it! I've been sort of an amateur astronomer from my youth. Always been very interested... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 147:1-20

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 that he had done for Israel; the duty is pleasant to the grateful heart, and the sacrifice is comely in the eyes of God. He recalled the exiles of Israel to inheritance, to wealth, and to the service of his sanctuary. In this view, sinners owe much to redeeming love. God has made us a people who were... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 147:1-11

Psalms 147:1-11Praise ye the Lord.Genuine worship: -I. The transcendent excellence of true worship (verse 1).1. It is good.(1) It accords with the constitution of the human soul.(2) It accords with the Divine command.(3) It agrees with the genius of the universe.2. It is pleasant. It is the grand end of our being, the paradise of our nature; worship is not a means to an end, it is the grandest end, there is nothing higher, it is heaven.3. It is “comely.” Is it not a fitting and a beautiful... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 147:6

Psa 147:6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Ver. 6. The Lord lifteth up the meek ] This truth was well known to the very heathens, who have said the same thing; as Herodotus in Polymnia, Euripides in Hara, and Aesop being asked by Chilo (one of the seven wise men of Greece), what God was doing? answered, He is humbling the haughty, and exalting the lowly, τα μεν υφηλα ταπεινουν; τα δε ταπεινα υψουν .. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 147:6

lifteth up: Psalms 25:9, Psalms 37:11, Psalms 145:14, Psalms 146:8, Psalms 146:9, Psalms 149:4, 1 Samuel 2:8, Zephaniah 2:3, Matthew 5:5, James 4:10, 1 Peter 3:4, 1 Peter 5:6 he casteth: Psalms 55:23, Psalms 73:18, Psalms 73:19, Psalms 146:9, 2 Peter 2:4-1 Samuel : Reciprocal: Numbers 12:3 - very Psalms 102:10 - thou hast Ezekiel 28:17 - I will cast read more