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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 69:30-36

The psalmist here, both as a type of Christ and as an example to Christians, concludes a psalm with holy joy and praise which he began with complaints and remonstrances of his griefs. I. He resolves to praise God himself, not doubting but that therein he should be accepted of him (Ps. 69:30, 31): ?I will praise the name of God, not only with my heart, but with my song, and magnify him with thanksgiving;? for he is pleased to reckon himself magnified by the thankful praises of his people. It is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 69:34

Let the heaven and earth praise him ,.... As those, by a prosopopoeia, are often called upon to do, to express the greatness of the favour enjoyed, and to excite those that are possessed of it to greater joy and thankfulness; see Psalm 96:11 ; or the inhabitants of the heavens and earth may be meant, as the angels of heaven; and so the Targum interprets it; who, as they praised the Lord at the incarnation of Christ, Luke 2:14 ; so doubtless they did at his ascension, when he was seen and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 69:34

Let the heaven and earth praise him - The psalmist has the fullest confidence that God will turn their captivity, and therefore calls upon all creatures to magnify him for his mercy. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 69:34

Verse 34 34.Let the heavens and the earth praise him. From this we may conclude with the greater certainty, that, as I have touched upon above, David in the whole of this psalm spake in the name of the whole Church; for he now transfers to the Church what he had spoken in particular concerning himself. In calling upon the elements, which are destitute of thought or understanding, to praise God, he speaks hyperbolically, and by this manner of expression, he would teach us that we are not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:1-36

The psalm divides into five unequal portions, consisting respectively of four, eight, nine, eight, and seven verses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:29-36

The psalmcloses with Joyful hopes and vows of thanksgiving for salvation. These consequences flow from his confidence in God's salvation. I. HIS OWN PERSONAL GRATITUDE AND SERVICE . 1 . The thanksgiving of a grateful heart will show itself in song and service. ( Psalms 69:30 .) 2 . Spiritual service is more acceptable to God than ceremonial. ( Psalms 69:31 .) II. HIS SALVATION WILL STRENGTHEN THE FAITH OF ALL RIGHTEOUS SUFFERERS . (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:30-36

In conclusion, the psalmist bursts out into praise. Confident of receiving the deliverance for which he has prayed, he anticipates it by at once offering thanksgiving ( Psalms 69:30 ). He then calls on others to rejoice with him, first on the poor and humble ( Psalms 69:32 , Psalms 69:33 ), then on heaven and earth and their inhabitants generally ( Psalms 69:34 ). Finally, he delivers a confident prophecy of the continued prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem ( Psalms 69:35 , Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:30-36

Praise. I. GRANDEST THEME . "Name of God." Take Exodus 3:14 , where God is called the "I am;" or the next verse, where as "the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob," he says, "This is my Name forever." Or take Exodus 34:6 , or some of the great titles given to God: Jehovah-jireh ( Genesis 22:14 ); Jehovah-tsidkenu ( Jeremiah 33:16 ); Jehovah-shalom ( 6:24 ); Jehovah-nissi ( Exodus 17:15 ). What a glorious subject, with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:34

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein (comp. Psalms 96:11 ). As Job calls on heaven and earth to sympathize with him in his distress ( Job 16:18 , Job 16:19 ), so David would have them to partake in his joy at his deliverance. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 69:34

Let the heaven and earth praise him - All things; all above and all below.The seas - The waters - the oceans. This is in accordance with what often occurs in the Scriptures, when all things, animate and inanimate, are called on to praise God. Compare Psalms 148:1-14.And everything that moveth therein - Margin, as in Hebrew, “creepeth.” Compare the notes at Psalms 8:8. See also the notes at Isaiah 55:12. read more

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