Psalm 147:14 NLT,NIV,ESV

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 147:12-14

DISCOURSE: 748TEMPORAL MERCIES A GROUND OF PRAISE [Note: Thanksgiving Sermon for Peace, written January 18, 1816. It is not to be supposed that the same circumstances will ever occur again; and therefore the first intention of the author was to omit them altogether. But he conceives that the statement of them may serve to shew, how any other existing circumstances may be, not unprofitably, stated, when the occasion shall call for it.]Psalms 147:12-14. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Psalms 147:14-15

Peace at Home, and Prosperity Abroad May 9, 1860 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly." Psalms 147:14 .-15. Pardon me, my brethren, if I attempt no exposition whatever of the text, but simply endeavor to address you upon what I think is an inference from it, or at least a reflection to which it might readily give rise. The Psalmist is here... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:1-20

Psalms 147:1-20 :Praise ye the LORD [or hallelujah]: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; it's pleasant; praise is comely [or desirable, beautiful]. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel. He heals the broken in heart, he binds up their wounds. He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names ( Psalms 147:1-4 ).That to me is just fabulous. I love it! I've been sort of an amateur astronomer from my youth. Always been very interested... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 147:1-20

This psalm, like the preseding, is without title in the Hebrew or Chaldee; but is ascribed by the Versions to Haggai and Zechariah. REFLECTIONS. The people are here exhorted to praise God for all that he had done for Israel; the duty is pleasant to the grateful heart, and the sacrifice is comely in the eyes of God. He recalled the exiles of Israel to inheritance, to wealth, and to the service of his sanctuary. In this view, sinners owe much to redeeming love. God has made us a people who were... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 147:13-20

Psalms 147:13-20He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates. Piety exulting in Divine goodnessI. In the general prosperity of society. He recognizes the good hand of God--1. In the rebuilding of the city (verse 13).2. In the restoration of peace and prosperity (verse 14).II. In the beneficent mutations of the weather (Psalms 147:16-18). Men are in the habit of complaining of the weather as too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry, too stormy or too calm, but in these very changes there is mercy.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 147:14-15

Psalms 147:14-15He maketh peace in thy borders.Peace at home and prosperity abroad: a Missionary SermonThe prosperity of the Church is described in this psalm.I. What are the points which constitute the healthiness of the Church at home? To begin with the most important--the true piety of all her members. If we could to-morrow bring into the Church a sufficient number of ungodly but moral men to double our numbers, our subscriptions, our places of worship and our missionaries, it would be a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 147:14

Psa 147:14 He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Ver. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders ] Peace, peace, Isaiah 26:3 , peace of country and of conscience. And filleth thee with the finest of the wheat ] Heb. with the fat of wheat, called fat of kidneys of wheat, Deuteronomy 32:14 . See Psalms 81:16 . Judaea was once called and counted Sumen totius terrae, breeding sow of the whole earth, not so much for the nature of the country, as for the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 147:14

He maketh peace: etc. Heb. Who maketh thy border peace, Psalms 29:11, Psalms 122:6, Leviticus 26:6, 1 Chronicles 22:9, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 60:17, Isaiah 60:18, Isaiah 66:12, Zechariah 9:8 filleth: Psalms 132:11, Deuteronomy 8:7, Deuteronomy 8:8, Ezekiel 27:17 finest of the wheat: Heb. fat of wheat, Psalms 81:16, *marg. Deuteronomy 32:14 Reciprocal: Genesis 45:18 - the fat Ruth 1:6 - in giving Psalms 132:15 - bless her provision Ezekiel 16:13 - thou didst John 6:9 - barley read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 147:14

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.Borders — In all thy land, even to its utmost borders. read more