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Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 150:5

the loud cymbals: 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:6 read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 150:6

Let every thing: Psalms 103:22, Psalms 145:10, Psalms 148:7-1 Kings :, Revelation 5:13 Reciprocal: Psalms 66:1 - all ye lands Psalms 69:34 - Let Psalms 95:1 - Come Psalms 117:1 - praise him Psalms 135:1 - Praise ye the Lord Psalms 145:21 - let all flesh Psalms 148:10 - Beasts Isaiah 42:10 - ye that go Revelation 19:5 - Praise read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 150:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.Sanctuary — In his temple.The firmament — In heaven: there let the blessed angels praise him. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 150:6

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.Also — Every living creature in heaven and in earth. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150

As this psalm belongs to the same general occasion of the four preceding, it is unnecessary to say any thing further on that subject, except that it would seem, from Psalms 150:1, to date after the orderly restoration of the temple service. It is noticeable that the psalmist calls to the praise of God ten times the number of completeness included between the opening and closing call, “Praise ye Yah,” or Jehovah, and the declarative form of the verb, All that breathe shall praise the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:1

1. As the theme is praise, the psalm opens with a very specific designation of the Being to be praised. Two titles are given. First, Praise ye יה , ( Yah,) or Jehovah the name of God as in covenant with his people. Secondly, Praise אל , ( El,) God, the Almighty, the name denoting strength, power, by which God is known as the creator, the upholder of the universe, the deliverer and defender of Israel. Sanctuary This is the rendering we should here give to the word kodesh,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:2

2. Mighty acts… excellent greatness These are named as reasons for this coextensive, universal praise. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:3-5

3-5. Having spoken of the Being to whom this praise belongs, the places where it should be rendered, and the reasons why it should be given, (vers. 1, 2,) the psalmist now comes to mention the instrumental helps by which the widest and most acceptable expressions of joy and gratitude could be made. Twelve times in this short psalm the call for praise is made, (besides the declarative future, Psalms 150:6,) and now with nine varieties of instrumental music. This variety is not proposed as a... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:4

4. Dance A translation of doubtful propriety. The word in the text and in Psalms 149:3, stands classified as a musical instrument, and is translated “pipe” in the margin of our English Bible. In Psalms 30:11, it seems evidently used in a figurative sense for joy, and the same in Lamentations 5:15. Jeremiah 31:4; Jeremiah 31:13, might also be taken in the same sense. The same noun in the feminine ( מחולה ) is more commonly taken in the literal sense of dancing, or, as the etymology... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:5

5. Loud cymbals The idea is, cymbals giving a clear, distinct sound, causing a distinct hearing literally, cymbals of hearing. High sounding cymbals Literally, cymbals of shouting, clanging cymbals. The difference between the two is simply in the volume of sound they are adapted to give forth. The Hebrew music was noisy and strong, but this occasion exceeded all others. read more

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