Psalm 150
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6
Hallelujah: our life a psalm. There is no distinctive truth taught here; each verse gives utterance to that which has been sung before (see especially Psalms 148:1-14 .). But the strain of the psalm is that of an earnest summons to make the praise of God the prevailing note of our life. Let life be charged and crowned with praise. 1. If regularly at the sanctuary, there in order that it may be offered elsewhere, everywhere. 2. If on the sabbath day, then that it may be... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:2
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). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:2
Things to praise God for. For " excellent greatness," read "muchness of greatness." Praise is to be offered in recognition both of God's inherent power, and of its manifestation in mighty acts. I. PRAISE IS CALLED FOR BY DIVINE POWER . He who knows God knows him through a series of mighty, wonderful acts, interventions, provisions, deliverances, punishings, all of which produce overwhelming impressions of almighty power. Illustration may be taken from Divine power is... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:3
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet , (On the use of the trumpet in Divine service, see Le 23:24; Psalms 25:9 ; Numbers 10:10 ; 2 Samuel 6:15 ; 1 Chronicles 13:8 ; 1 Chronicles 15:24 ; 1 Chronicles 16:6 ; 2 Chronicles 5:12 , 2 Chronicles 5:13 ; 2 Chronicles 7:6 ; 2 Chronicles 29:27 ; Psalms 81:3 ; Psalms 98:6 .) Praise him with the psaltery and harp (comp. Psalms 57:8 ; Psalms 81:2 ; Psalms 108:2 ; 1 Chronicles 15:16 ; 2 Chronicles 5:12 , etc.). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:3-4
Instruments to praise God with. Bishop Wordsworth notes that all kinds of faculty are engaged in the work of praise. The breath is employed in blowing the trumpet; the fingers are used in striking the strings of the psaltery and the harp; the whole hand is exerted in beating the timbrel; the feet move in the dance. The introduction of various musical instruments, as well as choirs of human voices, into the regular worship of the tabernacle and temple, is traceable to the time and probably... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:4
Praise him with the timbrel and dance (comp. Psalms 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. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:5
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 Psalms 150:6 completes the ideal one. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:6
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord ; literally, the whole of breath (comp. Revelation 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 Psalms 148:7 , Psalms 148:10-12 ). Praise ye the Lord . "As the life of the faithful, and the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1
Places to praise God in. "This psalm is a rapture. The poet-prophet is full of inspiration and enthusiasm." Lamartine says, "In this closing psalm we see the almost inarticulate enthusiasm of the lyric poet; so rapidly do the words press to his lips, floating upwards towards God, their Source, like the smoke of a great fire of the soul wafted by the tempest." "In former times, when the casting of church-bells was more of a religious ceremony, this psalm was chanted by the brethren of the... read more