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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:8

or Hebrew Psalm cxlvii. Ver. 19. Jacob. These spiritual blessings pertain only to the true Church. (Worthington) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:9

PSALM CXLVII. (LAUDA JERUSALEM.) The Church is called upon to praise God for his peculiar graces and favours to his people. In the Hebrew, this psalm is joined to the foregoing. or Hebrew Psalm cxlvii. Ver. 20. Them. He hath not announced his decrees to them. This glory was reserved for Israel, Deuteronomy iv. 7. (Calmet) --- The written law was granted to the latter. Yet God had sufficiently manifested his will to all mankind, so that they must also appear before his tribunal. (St.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:1-11

1-11 Praising God is work that is its own wages. It is comely; it becomes us as reasonable creatures, much more as people in covenant with God. He gathers outcast sinners by his grace, and will bring them into his holy habitation. To those whom God heals with the consolations of his Spirit, he speaks peace, assures them their sins are pardoned. And for this, let others praise him also. Man's knowledge is soon ended; but God's knowledge is a dept that can never be fathomed. And while he telleth... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 147:1-20

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. v. 1. Praise ye the Lord, the entire congregation of believers raising its voice to that end; for it is good to sing praises unto our God, with whom the believers are joined in the most intimate fellowship and proudly declare their possession of Him; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely, it is fitting and appropriate for... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 147:1-20

Psalms 147:01 Praise ye the Lord:For it is good to sing praises unto our God;For it is pleasant; And praise is comely.2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem:He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.3 He healeth the broken in heart,And bindeth up their wounds.4 He telleth the number of the stars;He calleth them all by their names.5 Great is our Lord, and of great power:His understanding is infinite.6 The Lord lifteth up the meek:He casteth the wicked down to the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

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

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 147:9

Which he mentions, partly, because they were most contemptible, especially to the Jews, to whom they were unclean and forbidden for food; partly, because they are greedy and voracious; and partly, because they are not only neglected by men, but also forsaken by their dams as soon as ever they can fly, and so are wholly left to the care and keeping of Divine Providence. 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