Verse 1
1. Praise ye the Lord Hebrew, Hallelujah. The praise of Jehovah is in the intelligent and devout rehearsal of his acts, in their wisdom, power, and goodness.
From the heavens His abode and throne, from whence come all deliverances. Thus, Psalms 18:16: “He sent from above, he took me,” etc. Psalms 102:19-20, etc. The address is to them that stand around the throne of God.
In the heights This is undoubtedly to be taken tropically for the highest ranks of glory and honour. In this sense God is “most high,” (Psalms 56:2; Micah 6:6,) and the dignitaries of earth are called the “high ones” that are “on high,” Isaiah 24:21. The psalmist begins his call for praise with those highest in rank and dignity, without specifying the kind of beings intended. In the next verse he distinguishes them by a general classification.
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