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Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and the harp. All this should add to their joy, and fill their hearts with gladness. God's dominion over them. James L. Mays (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1994), 302-3. A congregation of saints is heaven upon earth: should not Jehovah, the Lord of saints, have all the praise that can come from such an assembly? The Lord He rejoiceth over them to do them good. It seems they are not always on their beds, but are ready for deeds of prowess. In the contemplation of these, with reason may it be said to them, "Praise ye the Lord.". Major Prophets politics that they govern themselves by, but by commission from God, according to his direction, and in obedience to his command; The idea of vengeance is difficult for many twenty-first-century Christians to embrace. Oh how high must be that duty, that adds height to the high God, that magnifies the great God, and glorifies the God of glory, and makes him higher, greater, and more glorious than he was before! There were three kinds, differing, no doubt, in sound as well as in form; one was circular, another square or oblong, and the third consisted of two squares separated by a bar. It is well to repeat the old; it is more useful to invent the new. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 2. WebPulpit Commentary Verse 4. Rejoice So in the forty-fifth Psalm, the church, the bride of Christ, is thus described: "The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. a) God will be glorified and Christ manifested. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. II. He will do more in the same timehe will do it betterhe will persevere longer. Verse 2.A peculiar people, their peculiar God, and their peculiar joy in him. Let God be praised in the dance with timbrel and harp, according to the usage of the Old-Testament church very Every thing he gives, it is from his mercy, and ever to be so acknowledged. Psalm 149:4. All rights reserved. These men vilify and asperse, but God will justify them, and wipe off their Probably it was penned upon occasion of some victory which Israel was blessed and honoured with. Send inquiries regarding the operation of this Web site to webmaster@ucg.org. They are to sing aloud "on their beds," or rather couches, for on these the Orientals not only sleep, but also dine, and feast. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. men are fonder of making new complaints than new Psalms. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Efforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly joyousa spiritual sunshinegraceful from very gladnessbeautiful because bright. There are unusual seasons which call for unusual expressions of joy. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Meekness not only gives great peace of mind, but often adds a lustre to the countenance. General Epistles They are, in an especial manner, "the meek upon earth." Wisdom Literature 2. He will beautify the meek with salvation. Verse 4 (first clause).The Lord's taking pleasure in his people is. proudest of their enemies, ver 6-9. Jude 14, 15. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 1. Praise to God from His people, who will receive salvation and share in executing judgment. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Many are made converts by the godly ends of good men; as the centurion himself, who attended and ordered the crucifying of Christ, after his expiring broke forth into that testimony of him,"Verily, this was the Son of God." It, in fact, contains in itself a combination of graces, which are most evidently the fruit of the Spirit, and can grow on no other tree than on the Christian vine. Or it may be taken as a further expression of their praise (v. 6): let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and then, in a holy zeal for his honour, let them take a two-edged sword in their hand, to fight his battles against the enemies of his kingdom. Surely there is nothing in our persons, or our actions, which could cause pleasure to the Ever blessed One, were it not that he condescends to men of low estate. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people He loveth them above all people, and rejoiceth over them to do them good. They have reason to rejoice in God, and employ themselves in his service; for it is he that "made" them. --John Calvin. Not that I may sleepI lie awake often and long! Jude chapter 1. It was used to provoke the Peasant Revolt in Germany in the sixteenth century and to call the Roman Catholics to a holy war against the Protestants, beginning the Thirty Years War in the seventeenth century. Luke-Acts Cookie Notice: Minor Prophets Let them sing and dance while they can. acceptable to him; some are abhorred by him for their sins and Verse 2."Him that made him." The more the better; it is the more like heaven. New mercies continually demand new songs of praise, upon earth and in heaven. (2.) With this two-edged sword believers fight Never can we find a nobler subject for a song than the Lord, nor one more full of fresh matter for a new song, nor one which we are personally so much bound to sing as a new song "unto the Lord." To his truth. The two-edged sword here (Psalms 149:6 Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;American King James Version) would seem to parallel the book of Revelation's figurative portrayal of a sharp sword coming out of Christ's mouth at His return (Revelation 19:15 Revelation 19:15And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.American King James Version; compare 1:16; Isaiah 11:4-5 Isaiah 11:4-5 [4] But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. Verse 4. Luke-Acts WebSing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. The word of God is all edge; whichever way we turn it, it strikes deadly blows at falsehood and wickedness. General Epistles It is the great object of the gospel to sanctify all who embrace it, to restore them to the image of God which they have lost through sin. What else do those expressions in Scripture imply wherein it is asserted, that by this high duty of praise the high Jehovah is exalted (Psa 107:32); His sublime perfections are extolled and lifted up (Psa 68:4); His great Name is magnified (Luke 1:64); His infinite majesty is glorified (Psa 50:23). And as in the former case, "Israel" and the "saints" (in addition to the "children of Zion " in this psalm) should not be limited to God's physical nation. "And his praise in the congregation of saints." "He will beautify the meek with salvation." The saints shall judge the world. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. [21] For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwells in Zion. Psalms 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. God is their glory; honoured they are with his blessed presence, honoured with his sight, with his embraces; they see him and enjoy him. Reader, pause over this apparently small, but most important, distinction. Let the saints be so transported with their joy in God as to sing aloud upon their Salem Media Group. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. Verse 2. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Those who made captives of the godly shall themselves be made captive. Thus are the greatest enemies of Jehovah and his people reduced to shame, rendered helpless, and themselves punished. A wonderful assemblya congregation of saints. They are not of a neutral tint: men both hear them and feel them. We praise our God after another fashion; we are not executioners of justice, but heralds of mercy. The chosen people are exhorted to praise God, in view of past favors, and also future victories over enemies, of which they are impliedly assured. His name is love; his nature is goodness; and can we doubt but that he loves to see his people happy? Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of Zion, and settled his government there. They lament their deformity, and he puts a beauty upon them of the choicest sort. Besides the present complacency he has in them, he has prepared for their future glory: 1. Poetical Books This is "a new song," evidently intended for the new creation, and the men who are of new heart. Dec 28 2022 8 mins. 2. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Pauline Epistles The Gospels Psalms 149:3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. And they have not cried to me with their heart, when they howled on their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me. 1. Whole Psalm.The New Testament spiritual church cannot pray as the Old Testament national church here prays. (b) By the high delight he takes in them, after he hath procured them. Psalm 149. This applied in part to Old Testament Israel, as the nation fought against the Canaanites, the Philistines and other enemies: "Under the particular administration of the emerging [earthly] kingdom of God put in place in the inauguration of the Sinai covenantshe [Israel] was armed to execute God's sentence of judgment on the world powers that have launched attacks against the kingdom of God. 2. 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[20] But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 4. Our singing should be "unto the Lord;" the songs we sing should be of him and to him, "for of him, and to him, and through him are all things." garments of his salvation, which are beautiful ones; and he will They are humble, and feel their need of salvation; he is gracious, and bestows it upon them. Back to C. H. Spurgeon's Bio & Resources, David Guzik :: Gnesis 38 Tamar y el pecado de Jud, Jonathan Edwards :: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, H4397 - mal' - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv), David Guzik :: Hechos 9 La Conversin de Saulo de Tarso, H3068 - Yhv - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv), Apostle Paul's Timeline - Study Resources, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), Revelation 9 and 10 [1990s] (Chuck Missler), Hosea 10-28 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), The Greatest Need in the Church (Tony Clark). WebJamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 4. They do not do it from any personal malice and revenge, or any bloody Now, (1.) In the second place, the praises of God will appear to be of a high, sublime nature, from the high effect, the genuine and proper fruit they produce, viz., that although their object, to whom they are peculiarly appropriate (I mean the Lord himself) be in his own nature, and of himself, most infinitely high and transcendent, yet by the attribution and performance of praise unto him, doth he account his name, his power, his wisdom, and justice, and himself to be exalted thereby. Surely in this we have the best argument for glorifying the Lord, wherefore we close our new song with another Hallelujah, "Praise ye the Lord.". Carry forward your thoughts to the morning of the resurrection, when this corruption shall have put on incorruption, this mortal immortality; when the body, raised in honour and glory, shall be clothed in its beauteous apparel, and being made like unto Christ's glorious body, shall shine as the sun in the firmament; when now, once more united to its kindred and sanctified spirit, it shall no longer be a weight, and a clog, and a hindrance, but become a furtherer of its joy, and a sharer and a helper in its spiritual happiness. We must praise God in public, in the. 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and He did not then only meditate in the law of God, when he could not take any rest (as Ahasuerus had the book of the records of the Chronicles read before him, when he could not sleep); for now he might lie down in peace, and sleep, when God made him to dwell in safety. What a blessing to have our beds made into thrones, and our retirements turned into triumphs! So, such as rail at, revile, curse, condemn, persecute, execute pious people, speak other language of them when such men have passed the purgation of death, and confess them faithful and sincere servants of God. Rather, the truly devoted and obedient people of God are principally in view her--spiritual Israel, the Church of God. "To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron." (2.) In The Message of the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann states simply, I do not know what to make of this, for it is quite unexpected in the hymns. 1. Let us now consider the LORD'S GRACIOUS DESIGNS concerning his people: "He will beautify them with salvation." Each reading also suggests new cause for joyful adoration. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework." 1), recently vouchsafed to his people, that he was well Prophets The saints singing for joy on their beds (Psalms 149:5 Psalms 149:5Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds.American King James Version) contrasts greatly with past circumstances: "The 'beds,' which had before been soaked with tears, share in the joy of the Lord's deliverance (cf. What opportunities must be taken for praising God, none must be let slip, but particularly, (1.) To Christ's victories by the power of his gospel and grace over by love, and therefore to be praised; for the Lord takes pleasure in his people, in their services, in their prosperity, Pauline Epistles Verse 1. Lord loves with a love of complacency and delight; he takes 1 Walter Brueggemann, The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1984), p. 166. 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