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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

We are here, with the greatest earnestness imaginable, excited to praise God; if, as some suppose, this psalm was primarily intended for the Levites, to stir them up to do their office in the house of the Lord, as singers and players on instruments, yet we must take it as speaking to us, who are made to our God spiritual priests. And the repeated inculcating of the call thus intimates that it is a great and necessary duty, a duty which we should be much employed and much enlarged in, but which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:2

Praise him for his mighty acts ,.... The creation of all things out of nothing; the sustaining of all beings; the government of the world; the redemption of man by Christ, and the wonderful works done by him on earth; the work of grace upon the hearts of his people, and the preservation of them in grace to glory; praise him according to his excellent greatness ; or, "according to the multitude of his greatness" F20 כרב גדלו "secundum multudinem magnitudinie ejus", V. L. Montanus,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:2

For his mighty acts - Whether manifested in creation, government, mercy or justice. His excellent greatness - גדלו כרב kerob gudlo , according to the multitude of his magnitude, or of his majesty. After the manyfoldness of his mickleness - Anglo-Saxon. After the mykelnes of his greathede - Old Psalter. Let the praise be such as is becoming so great, so holy, and so glorious a Being. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

Hallelujah: our life a psalm. There is no distinctive truth taught here; each verse gives utterance to that which has been sung before (see especially Psalms 148:1-14 .). But the strain of the psalm is that of an earnest summons to make the praise of God the prevailing note of our life. Let life be charged and crowned with praise. 1. If regularly at the sanctuary, there in order that it may be offered elsewhere, everywhere. 2. If on the sabbath day, then that it may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:2

Praise him for his mighty acts ; i . e . for the great acts of his providence, especially for his deliverances of Israel . Praise him according to his excellent greatness ; rather, his abounding greatness (Kay); or, his manifold greatness (Cheyne). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:2

Things to praise God for. For " excellent greatness," read "muchness of greatness." Praise is to be offered in recognition both of God's inherent power, and of its manifestation in mighty acts. I. PRAISE IS CALLED FOR BY DIVINE POWER . He who knows God knows him through a series of mighty, wonderful acts, interventions, provisions, deliverances, punishings, all of which produce overwhelming impressions of almighty power. Illustration may be taken from Divine power is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 150:2

Praise him for his mighty acts - See the notes at Psalms 145:4 : “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.” The Hebrew word is the same. The reference is to that which displays the power of God; the things which manifest his omnipotence.Praise him according to his excellent greatness - Hebrew, the multitude of his greatness. Let the praise in elevation correspond with this; let it be such as shall properly express this; let all be employed that will... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 150:2

Psalms 150:2. Praise him for his mighty acts Hebrew, בגבורתיו , for his mightinesses; for all the instances of his might shown in the dispensations of his providence and grace; the power he hath exerted in creating, upholding, and governing the world, and in redeeming and saving the human race. Praise him according to his excellent greatness Or, as Dr. Hammond renders כרב גדלו , according to the multitude of his magnificence Not that our praises can bear any proportion to God’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

Psalms 147-150 Praise the LordGod’s people should praise him constantly for his merciful and loving care: his care over them in particular (147:1-2), his care over those who sorrow (3), his care over all his creation (4), and his special care for the downtrodden (5-6). God delights to provide for the physical needs of his creatures (7-9). But of all his creatures, those he delights in most are those who humbly trust in his steadfast love (10-11). That is why he delights in Israel above other... read more

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