Psalm 147:4,Psalm 147:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

Here, I. The duty of praise is recommended to us. It is not without reason that we are thus called to it again and again: Praise you the Lord (Ps. 147:1), and again (Ps. 147:7), Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, sing praise upon the harp to our God (let all our praises be directed to him and centre in him), for it is good to do so; it is our duty, and therefore good in itself; it is our interest, and therefore good for us. It is acceptable to our Creator and it answers the end of our... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:4

He telleth the number of the stars ,.... Which no man can do exactly; see Genesis 15:5 ; the ancient astronomers pretended to tell them, as Aratus and Eudoxus F15 Vid. Augustin de Civ. Dei, l. 16. c. 23. , and fixed their number at a thousand and some odd; but then these were only such as were of some magnitude and influence, and such as commonly appeared; but since the use of telescopes many are seen which were not before; and especially those clusters of them in the Milky Way... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:4

He telleth the number of the stars - He whose knowledge is so exact as to tell every star in heaven, can be under no difficulty to find out and collect all the scattered exiles of Israel. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:4

Verse 4 4.Numbering the multitude, etc. As the gathering together of the people of whom the Psalmist spoke might appear to be an impossibility, there seems some ground for the opinion of those who think that he confirms it in this verse. The connection they give to the Psalmist’s words is this — that as it is at least not more difficult to gather men together who are outcast and scattered, than to number the stars, there was no reason why the wandering exile Israelites should despair of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1-6

Jehovah the infinitely Mighty and Omniscient One, in the creation and in the human world, worthy, therefore, of all praise and worship. "Celebrates God's almighty and gracious rule over his people, and over the world of nature, but mingles with this a special commemoration of his goodness in bringing back his people from their captivity, and rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem." I. GOD IS ALMIGHTY IN THE WORK OF THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE . 1. He created the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

Foundation-truths. We are summoned by the psalmist to praise God; we are told that praise is "pleasant" and "comely" ( Psalms 147:1 ); it is an act which is congenial and fitting, because the God we worship is one who is worthy of all the homage we can pay him; he is "greatly to be praised" ( Psalms 145:3 ). The grounds on which we are invited to bless God are very familiar, but they are very sound and strong; we can never dwell too much upon them. I. HIS INFINITUDE IN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1-20

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:4

He telleth the number of the stars. Nothing escapes God's knowledge. He knew the number of the exiles, and the place and name of each, just as he knows the number of the stars and their names (comp. Isaiah 40:26 ). He calleth them all by their names (see Job 9:9 ; Isaiah l.s.c. ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 147:4

He telleth the number of the stars - He counts them all. God only can do this. The stars are so numerous that no astronomer can count them; they lie so far in the depths of space, and are so remote from each other, that no man can be so presumptuous as to suppose that he has even seen any considerable part of them, even by the aid of the most powerful telescopes.He calleth them all by their names - As if each one had a name, and God could call them forth one by one by their names, like the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 147:4

Psalms 147:4. He telleth the number of the stars Which no man can do, for those which astronomers number are only such as are most distinctly visible to the eye, and most considerable for their influences. He calleth them all by their names That is, “He as distinctly and exactly knows them, how numerous soever they be, (Genesis 15:5,) and how confusedly soever they seem to us to be scattered in the sky, as we do those things which we call by their proper names, and thus he knows how to ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 147:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 147:4

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