Psalms 150
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Psalms 150
Praise Ye the LORD: Let Every Thing That Hath Breath Praise the LORD
1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
PSALM 150
Psa 150:1-6. This is a suitable doxology for the whole book, reciting the "place, theme, mode, and extent of God's high praise."
1. in his sanctuary--on earth.
firmament of his power--which illustrates His power.
PSALM 150
Psa 150:1-6. This is a suitable doxology for the whole book, reciting the "place, theme, mode, and extent of God's high praise."
1. in his sanctuary--on earth.
firmament of his power--which illustrates His power.
The Pulpit Commentary
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary. This is the right rendering, and not that of the Prayer-book Version, "Praise God in his holiness." Israel is called upon to give God praise in his holy temple. Praise him in the firmament of his power; i.e. in the broad expanse of heaven, the sign and seat of his power.
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary. This is the right rendering, and not that of the Prayer-book Version, "Praise God in his holiness." Israel is called upon to give God praise in his holy temple. Praise him in the firmament of his power; i.e. in the broad expanse of heaven, the sign and seat of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. mighty acts--(Psa 145:4).
excellent greatness--or, abundance of greatness.
2. mighty acts--(Psa 145:4).
excellent greatness--or, abundance of greatness.
The Pulpit Commentary
Praise him for his mighty acts; i.e. for the great acts of his providence, especially for his deliverances of Israel. Praise him according to his excellent greatness; rather, his abounding greatness (Kay); or, his manifold greatness (Cheyne).
Praise him for his mighty acts; i.e. for the great acts of his providence, especially for his deliverances of Israel. Praise him according to his excellent greatness; rather, his abounding greatness (Kay); or, his manifold greatness (Cheyne).
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3-4. trumpet--used to call religious assemblies;
3-4. trumpet--used to call religious assemblies;
The Pulpit Commentary
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, (On the use of the trumpet in Divine service, see Le 23:24; Psa_25:9; Num_10:10; 2Sa_6:15; 1Ch_13:8; 1Ch_15:24; 1Ch_16:6; 2Ch_5:12, 2Ch_5:13; 2Ch_7:6; 2Ch_29:27; Psa_81:3; Psa_98:6.) Praise him with the psaltery and harp (comp. Psa_57:8; Psa_81:2; Psa_108:2; 1Ch_15:16; 2Ch_5:12, etc.).
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, (On the use of the trumpet in Divine service, see Le 23:24; Psa_25:9; Num_10:10; 2Sa_6:15; 1Ch_13:8; 1Ch_15:24; 1Ch_16:6; 2Ch_5:12, 2Ch_5:13; 2Ch_7:6; 2Ch_29:27; Psa_81:3; Psa_98:6.) Praise him with the psaltery and harp (comp. Psa_57:8; Psa_81:2; Psa_108:2; 1Ch_15:16; 2Ch_5:12, etc.).
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
The Pulpit Commentary
Praise him with the timbrel and dance (comp. Psa_149:3). Praise him with stringed instruments and organs; literally, with strings and pipe. "Organs" are, of course, out of the question. The "pipe" intended is probably the double pipe so often represented on the monuments of Egypt, Assyria, and Phoenicia.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance (comp. Psa_149:3). Praise him with stringed instruments and organs; literally, with strings and pipe. "Organs" are, of course, out of the question. The "pipe" intended is probably the double pipe so often represented on the monuments of Egypt, Assyria, and Phoenicia.
5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. cymbals--suited to loud praise (Ne 12:27).
5. cymbals--suited to loud praise (Ne 12:27).
The Pulpit Commentary
Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. "We can hardly," says Professor Cheyne, "venture to distinguish two kinds of cymbals on the ground of these two epithet" The mention of "cymbals" is reserved to the last, as being the instrument of music most expressive of joy and jubilation. It completes the musical climax, as Psa_150:6 completes the ideal one.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. "We can hardly," says Professor Cheyne, "venture to distinguish two kinds of cymbals on the ground of these two epithet" The mention of "cymbals" is reserved to the last, as being the instrument of music most expressive of joy and jubilation. It completes the musical climax, as Psa_150:6 completes the ideal one.
6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Living voices shall take up the failing sounds of dead instruments, and as they cease on earth, those of intelligent ransomed spirits and holy angels, as with the sound of mighty thunders, will prolong eternally the praise, saying: "Alleluia! Salvation, and Glory, and Honor, and Power, unto the Lord our God;" "Alleluia! for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Amen!
6. Living voices shall take up the failing sounds of dead instruments, and as they cease on earth, those of intelligent ransomed spirits and holy angels, as with the sound of mighty thunders, will prolong eternally the praise, saying: "Alleluia! Salvation, and Glory, and Honor, and Power, unto the Lord our God;" "Alleluia! for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Amen!
The Pulpit Commentary
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord; literally, the whole of breath (comp. Rev_5:13, "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever;" see also Psa_148:7, Psa_148:10-12). Praise ye the Lord. "As the life of the faithful, and the history of the Church, so also the Psalter, with all its cries from the depths, runs out in a hallelujah" (Hengstenberg).
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord; literally, the whole of breath (comp. Rev_5:13, "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever;" see also Psa_148:7, Psa_148:10-12). Praise ye the Lord. "As the life of the faithful, and the history of the Church, so also the Psalter, with all its cries from the depths, runs out in a hallelujah" (Hengstenberg).
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