He will bless. Figure of speech Anaphora ( App-6 ), taken with the last line of Psalms 115:12 . fear = revere. small and great. Both plural. Figure of speech Syntheton. App-6 . and = with. read more
INVOKING THE BLESSING OF GOD"Jehovah increase you more and more,You and your children.Blessed are ye of Jehovah,Who made heaven and earth.The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah;But the earth hath he given to the children of men.The dead praise not Jehovah,Neither any that go down into silence;But we will bless JehovahFrom this time forth and forevermore.Praise ye Jehovah.""Increase you more and more" (Psalms 115:14). In the KJV, the promise here is stated as prophecy of what will be; but as... read more
Psalms 115:14. The Lord shall increase you— The Lord will heap blessings upon you. Here the author turns himself to them, and assures them of the favour of him who made heaven and earth; who therefore would preserve them, and not suffer them to go down among the dead. ףּיס iosep, though I have translated it generally by all blessings, seems more particularly to intend an addition of days: "The Lord shall bless you and your sons with length of days, upon this earth which he has created for you,... read more
14. Opposed to the decrease pending and during the captivity. read more
15-17. They were not only God's peculiar people, but as living inhabitants of earth, assigned the work of His praise as monuments of divine power, wisdom, and goodness. read more
Psalms 115This anonymous psalm instructs God’s people to trust in the Lord rather than in idols."Psalms 115 is one psalm with Psalms 114 in the LXX and the Vulgate. However, there is little doubt that they form two separate psalms. The motifs and genre of the psalms are too different. Psalms 114 is in the form of a hymn describing the wonder of Israel’s redemption from Egypt, whereas the literary forms of Psalms 115 are quite varied and include lament, liturgy, and confidence."Psalms 115 may be... read more
Trust leads to blessing for all people. The writer made this connection by repeating the same groups (cf. Psalms 115:10-11 a and . Psa_115:12-13 a). In bestowing blessing, God does not allow worldly greatness to influence Him; He is gracious to all. The psalmist wished God’s blessing on all His people. Since He made heaven and earth, He is able to bless, and His blessing can be abundant. read more
4. The result of trusting in the Lord 115:12-18 read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 115:1-18
Psalms 115-117 Saved from deathGod was always faithful to Israel, though the Israelites were often unfaithful to him. Their sins brought God’s punishment upon them, causing their pagan neighbours to mock them with the accusation that their God was unable to help them and had deserted them (115:1-2). The Israelites reply that their God is alive and in full control. The pagan gods, by contrast, are useless, and the reason they are useless is that they are lifeless. Those who trust in them will... read more