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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 105:1-7

Our devotion is here warmly excited; and we are stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Observe, I. The duties to which we are here called, and they are many, but the tendency of them all is to give unto God the glory due unto his name. 1. We must give thanks to him, as one who has always been our bountiful benefactor and requires only that we give him thanks for his favours?poor returns for rich receivings. 2. Call upon his name, as one whom you depend upon for further... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 105:8-24

We are here taught, in praising God, to look a great way back, and to give him the glory of what he did for his church in former ages, especially when it was in the founding and forming, which those in its latter ages enjoy the benefit of and therefore should give thanks for. Doubtless we may fetch as proper matter for praise from the histories of the gospels, and the acts of the apostles, which relate the birth of the Christian church, as the psalmist here does from the histories of Genesis... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:5

Remember his marvellous works which he hath done ,.... Which Aben Ezra interprets of the works of creation; rather they seem to design the works of Providence in favour of the children of Israel: best of all, works of grace done for his saints, none of which are to be forgotten; especially the great work of redemption and salvation, for the remembrance of which, under the New Testament, an ordinance is particularly appointed. His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth : the above Jewish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:6

O ye seed of Abraham his servant ,.... These are the persons all along before addressed; the Israelites, who descended from Abraham, were his natural seed and offspring, and who had reason to give thanks unto the Lord and praise his name, since so many and such wonderful things had been done for them; though all that were his natural seed were not the children of God; and such who have the same faith he had, and tread in the steps he did, are Christ's, and partakers of his grace; these are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:7

He is the lord our God ,.... Here begin the arguments to excite to praise and thankfulness; and the first is taken from what God is, and is to us; he is Jehovah, the Being of beings, a self-existent Being, the author of all beings, but receives his own from none; being undivided, independent, and self-sufficient, invariably and unchangeably the same, which is, and was, and is to come; and who has a sovereign power and authority over all creatures, whose name alone is Jehovah; nor is that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:8

He hath remembered his covenant for ever ,.... Another argument of praise taken from the covenant of grace, in which he is our God, and of which he is ever mindful; he remembers his covenant ones, whom he perfectly knows, and never forgets them; he remembers his covenant promises to them, and allows them to put him in remembrance of them; he has respect unto his covenant, and the blessings of it, and bestows them on his people; gives them the sure mercies of David; and he remembers his love,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:9

Which covenant he made with Abraham ,.... Or made it known unto him, and showed him his particular interest in it; promised that he would be his God, that he would bless him; and that in his seed, the Messiah, that should spring from him, all nations of the earth should be blessed, Genesis 12:2 , compare with this Luke 1:72 . And his oath unto Isaac : he made known to Isaac the oath which he swore to Abraham, and promised to perform it, Genesis 26:3 , or concerning Isaac F1 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:10

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law ,.... The son of Isaac, and the grandson of Abraham, to whom it was renewed and confirmed, Genesis 28:13 . It is true of his posterity that go by his name, and even of all the spiritual Israel of God, to whom this covenant is confirmed and made sure: or "caused to stand" F2 יעמידה "stare fecit", Vatablus. , as the word is; by the faithfulness of God by his oath annexed to his word, and by the death of his Son: when this is said to be "for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 105:5

Remember his marvellous works - Keep up communion with thy Maker, that thou mayest neither forget him nor his works. The judgments of his mouth - Whatsoever he has spoken concerning good or evil. His commands, promises, threatenings; and particularly what he has foretold, and what he has done. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 105:6

O ye seed of Abraham - Ye Jews especially, who have been the peculiar objects of the Divine favor. read more

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