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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Psalms
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 746,590 words · 1615 reading sections
Psalms 145:15
Psalms 145:15 Ver. 15. The eyes of all wait upon thee,.... Not of all creatures, the beasts of the field, the fishes of the sea, and fowls of the air, as in Ps 104:27; but of all the Lord's people, who are subject to fall and be depressed: these, as they look unto him for deliverance and salvation, and wait upon him f…
259 wordsSECTION 1562Psalms 145:16
Psalms 145:16 Ver. 16. Thou openest thine hand,.... Not of providence, but of grace, in which all things are, and from whence they come; and which the Lord opens liberally and bountifully, and gives out all things richly to enjoy; all things pertaining to life and godliness; grace here, with all the supplies of it, an…
1,666 wordsSECTION 1563Psalms 146:1
Psalms 146:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 146 This psalm is entitled by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, "hallelujah", of Haggai and Zechariah; and by Apollinarius, the common hymn of them: and the Syriac inscription is still more expressive, "it was said by Haggai and Zechariah, prophets, who …
446 wordsSECTION 1564Psalms 146:2
Psalms 146:2 Ver. 2. While I live will I praise the Lord,.... As he had good reason to do, since he had his life from him, and was upheld in it by him; who also favoured him with the mercies and comforts of life; and that every day, being renewed to him every morning, and continued all the days of his life; which dete…
197 wordsSECTION 1565Psalms 146:3
Psalms 146:3 Ver. 3. Put not your trust in princes,.... Not in foreign princes, in alliances and confederacies with them; nor in any at home. David did not desire his people to put their trust in him, nor in his nobles and courtiers; but in the Lord Christ, who, as he is the object of praise, is also the proper object…
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Psalms 146:4 Ver. 4. His breath goeth forth,.... That is, the breath of a son of man, of any and everyone of the princes; it goes forth continually, and is drawn in again as long as a man lives; but at death it goes forth, and returns no more till the resurrection: the breath which the Lord breathed into man, and whic…
349 wordsSECTION 1567Psalms 146:5
Psalms 146:5 Ver. 5. Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help,.... The God of the patriarch Jacob, the Messiah, who is that God that fed him all his life, the Angel that redeemed him from all evil, with whom in the form of a man he wrestled, when he had power over God, and saw him face to face; the God …
351 wordsSECTION 1568Psalms 146:6
Psalms 146:6 Ver. 6. Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is],.... This and the following verses are a description of that divine Person, even Christ, who is the help and hope of his people; and every character of him is a reason for faith and hope in him; all things are made by him, which are i…
335 wordsSECTION 1569Psalms 146:7
Psalms 146:7 Ver. 7. Which executeth judgment for the oppressed,.... All judgment being committed to Christ as Mediator, he executes it on the behalf of his oppressed ones, and breaks in pieces their oppressors; being oppressed with sin, and lying under the power of it, he condemned it in his flesh, wrought out a righ…
481 wordsSECTION 1570Psalms 146:8
Psalms 146:8 Ver. 8. The Lord openeth [the eyes of] the blind,.... Who are corporeally blind; the eyes of many such were opened by Christ when here on earth, and one who was born blind; and such who are spiritually blind as to any knowledge of divine things, of God in Christ, of the way of life and salvation by Christ…
469 wordsSECTION 1571Psalms 146:9
Psalms 146:9 Ver. 9. The Lord preserveth the strangers,.... The life of them, as he did the daughter of: the Greek, a Syrophenician woman, and a Samaritan, by healing them of their diseases, Mr 7:26; and in a spiritual sense he preserves the lives and saves the souls of his people among the Gentiles, who are aliens fr…
315 wordsSECTION 1572Psalms 146:10
Psalms 146:10 Ver. 10. The Lord shall reign for ever,.... The Messiah, who is King of kings and Lord of lords; and in this he is superior to, them, they reign but for a while, but he for evermore; the throne of majesty and glory on which he sits is for ever and ever; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; of his gover…
308 wordsSECTION 1573Psalms 147:1
Psalms 147:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 147 This psalm is thought to be written by David, and according to Theodoret predicts the return of the Jews from Babylon, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Zerubbabel, which seems to be grounded on Ps 147:2; though the words there agree well enough with the times of David; hence t…
421 wordsSECTION 1574Psalms 147:2
Psalms 147:2 Ver. 2. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem,.... Literally, after the Babylonish captivity, according to some; or rather when taken from the Jebusites by David; or spiritually the church, which is often called Jerusalem, even the Gospel church, of which Christ is the builder, his ministers are instruments, h…
374 wordsSECTION 1575Psalms 147:3
Psalms 147:3 Ver. 3. He healeth the broken in heart,.... Christ is a physician; many are the diseases of his people; he heals them all by his blood, stripes, wounds; and among the rest their broken hearts, which none can cure but himself; hearts broken by the word, as a hammer, accompanied with a divine power; which h…
168 wordsSECTION 1576Psalms 147:4
Psalms 147:4 Ver. 4. He telleth the number of the stars,.... Which no man can do exactly; see Ge 15:5; the ancient astronomers pretended to tell them, as Aratus and Eudoxus {o}, 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 commonl…
306 wordsSECTION 1577Psalms 147:5
Psalms 147:5 Ver. 5. Great [is] our Lord, and of great power,.... "Our Lord" is our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of the whole earth; the Lord of his own people by creation, by redemption, by marriage, and by the conquest of his grace, and their voluntary submission to him; he is "great" in his person, offices, and grac…
377 wordsSECTION 1578Psalms 147:6
Psalms 147:6 Ver. 6. The Lord lifteth up the meek,.... The lowly and humble souls, such as are made so by the Spirit of God; he shows them their sinfulness, and want of righteousness; the insufficiency of their own, and need of Christ's; blowing a blast upon all their goodliness, so bringing down their natural pride a…
326 wordsSECTION 1579Psalms 147:7
Psalms 147:7 Ver. 7. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving,.... These are the words of the psalmist unto the Israelites, according to Aben Ezra and Kimchi; but may be an exhortation to all men, especially good men; who are capable of observing the following things concerning providential goodness and special grace, on …
234 wordsSECTION 1580Psalms 147:8
Psalms 147:8 Ver. 8. Who covereth the heaven with clouds,.... Which are exhalations of vapours out of the earth, and of waters out of the sea, by the sun, and formed into clouds; which are carried about in the air, and let down in showers of rain upon the earth, in proper places, for the good of the inhabitants; and s…
670 wordsSECTION 1581Psalms 147:9
Psalms 147:9 Ver. 9. He giveth to the beast his food,.... Through the plenty of grass growing upon the mountains, by the rain falling from the clouds of heaven upon them: these cannot provide for themselves, but the Lord feeds them; and they wait upon him for their food, and receive it of him, Ps 104:27. How much more…
247 wordsSECTION 1582Psalms 147:10
Psalms 147:10 Ver. 10. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse,.... It has been his will and pleasure to give the horse strength for the use and service of men, both for labour and war; and as this is a creature of his, and the work of his hands, it must be agreeable to him, Job 39:19 yet a horse, though prepar…
457 wordsSECTION 1583Psalms 147:11
Psalms 147:11 Ver. 11. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him,.... With a filial and godly fear; that serve and worship him, privately and publicly, with reverence and love: as, appears by the goodness he lays up for them; the good things he communicates to them; the discoveries of his love, covenant, and grac…
314 wordsSECTION 1584Psalms 147:12
Psalms 147:12 Ver. 12. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem,.... The inhabitants of it, as Kimchi; not Jerusalem in a literal sense, for this respects future time, as Aben Ezra; the world to come, the times of the Messiah: and intends the spiritual Jerusalem, as Arama; that which is free, the mother of us all; the Gospel chur…
187 wordsSECTION 1585Psalms 147:13
Psalms 147:13 Ver. 13. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates,.... Of Jerusalem, of Zion the church of God. Gates are for the letting in of persons into the city of our God; which are Christ, faith in him, and a profession of it; see Isa 26:1, "bars" are for the security of those that, are in it, and to keep o…
255 wordsSECTION 1586Psalms 147:14
Psalms 147:14 Ver. 14. He maketh peace [in] thy borders,.... Which are usually most infested by enemies, It may denote the universality of peace throughout the land, in all the parts and borders of it; and be understood of the outward peace of the church with her enemies, and of the abundance and continuance of it in …
2,190 wordsSECTION 1587Psalms 148:1
Psalms 148:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 148 This psalm seems to have been written about the same time, and by the same person, as the preceding; even by the psalmist David, when he was in profound peace, and at rest from all his enemies; and the kingdom of Israel was in a well settled and prosperous condition, both with r…
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Psalms 148:2 Ver. 2. Praise ye him, all his angels,.... The Targum adds, who minister before him: the ministering spirits, the angels of Jehovah, even of Christ, who are his creatures, and at his command; and whom he sends forth to minister to others, Heb 1:7. And great numbers there are of them, thousands and tens of…
480 wordsSECTION 1589Psalms 148:3
Psalms 148:3 Ver. 3. Praise ye him, sun and moon,.... The sun praises the Lord, the Creator of it, by doing the work constantly it is appointed to do; to rule by day, and give light and heat to the earth, and the inhabitants of it; and so is the cause of man's praising the Lord for the benefits they receive from it; f…
218 wordsSECTION 1590Psalms 148:4
Psalms 148:4 Ver. 4. Praise him, ye heaven of heavens,.... All the heavens, the airy and starry heavens; and the third heaven, the residence of God, angels and saints: these are made by the Lord, and declare the glory of his power, wisdom, and goodness, and show forth his handiwork, Ps 19:1. A voice was heard from hea…
333 wordsSECTION 1591Psalms 148:5
Psalms 148:5 Ver. 5. Let them praise the name of the Lord,.... Set forth the glory of the nature and perfections of God, and celebrate the praise of them; even all celestial creatures, the angels, the hosts of heaven, the sun, moon, and stars; the heavens, and the haven of heavens, and the waters above them; and that …
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Psalms 148:6 Ver. 6. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever,.... The angels are made immortal, and shall never die; and they are confirmed in their state of happiness by Christ, and shall always continue in it; the hosts of heaven being created by him, consist in him, and will remain as long as the world does;…
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Psalms 148:7 Ver. 7. Praise the Lord from the earth,.... Let his praise resound from all creatures on earth, and reach him in the highest heavens; this phrase comprehends all terrestrial beings afterwards particularly mentioned; all in the terraqueous globe, all that arise from it, are upon it, or within it; ye drago…
294 wordsSECTION 1594Psalms 148:8
Psalms 148:8 Ver. 8. Fire, and hail,.... These, and what follow in this verse, are in the air, but are what are exhaled or drawn up from the earth or water; "fire" is lightning, which is very swift in its motion, and powerful in its effects; this is the fire which consumed Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities of the pla…
476 wordsSECTION 1595Psalms 148:9
Psalms 148:9 Ver. 9. Mountains, and all hills,.... Which are originally formed by the Lord, and set fast by his power and strength; these are the highest parts of the earth, and are very ornamental and useful; they include all in them and upon them, the trees and herbage that grow upon them, gold, silver, brass, and i…
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Psalms 148:10 Ver. 10. Beasts, and all cattle,.... Wild and tame; the beasts of the field, and the cattle on a thousand hills, which are all the Lord's, made, supported, and supplied by him; he gives them their food and drink, which they wait for and receive from him, and in their manner praise him for the same; and t…
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Psalms 148:11 Ver. 11. Kings of the earth, and all people,.... The order of the creation is pretty much observed throughout the whole of this account; and as man was made last of all, so here he is called upon last to praise the Lord; and the chief among men are begun with, "the kings of the earth", of the several nat…
311 wordsSECTION 1598Psalms 148:12
Psalms 148:12 Ver. 12. Both young men, and maidens,.... These should praise the Lord, the one for their strength, the other for their beauty; and both should remember their Creator in the days of their youth, and fear, serve, and worship him; so they will praise and glorify him, as did Obadiah, Josiah, Timothy, and th…
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Psalms 148:13 Ver. 13. Let them praise the name of the Lord, His nature and perfections, and celebrate the glory of them; and his wonderful works, and the blessings of his goodness, both of providence and grace; even all the above creatures and things, celestial and terrestrial, for the following reasons; for his nam…
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Psalms 148:14 Ver. 14. He also exalteth the horn of his people,.... Which is done when he increases their strength, their spiritual strength especially; makes them strong in the Lord, in his grace, and in the power of his might; when their dominion and authority is enlarged, and victory given over all their enemies; p…
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Psalms 149:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 149 This psalm is thought by Calvin and others to have been written for the sake of the Jews that returned from the Babylonish captivity; and is a prediction of great and famous things done in the times of the Maccabees to Heathens and their princes, so Theodoret; the Syriac version…
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Psalms 149:2 Ver. 2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him,.... Or, "in his Makers" {i}, Father, Son, and Spirit; as in Job 35:10; see also Ec 12:1; for all three Persons had a concern in the creation of man at first, "let us make man", &c. Ge 1:26; and have in the formation of every individual man; of the Israelite…
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Psalms 149:3 Ver. 3. Let them praise his name in the dance,.... In a chorus of saints, joining together in their expressions of joy, by words and gestures; an ancient practice that went along with singing praises, Ex 15:20; or rather, "with the pipe" {k}, as some render it; a musical instrument used in former times in…
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Psalms 149:4 Ver. 4. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people,.... Not all mankind; though they are all his people by creation, and are under the care of his providence; yet they are not all acceptable to him; some are abhorred by him for their sins and transgressions: but these are a special and peculiar people, wh…
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Psalms 149:5 Ver. 5. Let the saints be joyful in glory,.... In the glory put upon them now, being beautified with salvation; in the righteousness of Christ on them, and the grace of Christ in them, which makes them all glorious within; and in the glory they expect to have hereafter, both upon their bodies and souls, a…
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Psalms 149:6 Ver. 6. [Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth,.... Or "throats" {m}; loudly declared by them. The word "praises" is not in the text, and so may be read, "the high things of God" {n}; or, "the heights of God", as the Septuagint: and these are the perfections of God; as his omniscience, which …
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Psalms 149:7 Ver. 7. To execute vengeance upon the Heathen,.... Either upon the Gentile world, in the first times of the Gospel; when the apostles, going there with the twoedged sword of the word, vehemently inveighed against the idolatry of the Heathens, and exhorted them to turn from their idols to serve the living …
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Psalms 149:8 Ver. 8. To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron. Which is thought to allude to what was done to the Canaanitish kings, in the times of Joshua; and to the princes of Midian by Gideon; and to Agag by Saul; and to the Ammonites, Syrians, and others, by David: but it refers eith…
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Psalms 149:9 Ver. 9. To execute upon them the judgment written,.... In the law, according to the Targum; either upon the seven nations of the land of Canaan, De 7:12; or upon all the enemies of God and his people, De 32:41; or rather in the Gospel; which declares, that whoever believes in Christ shall be saved, but wh…
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Psalms 150:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 150 This psalm is of the same kind and upon the same subject with the two preceding ones; and very probably was written by the same hand, and about the same time; and is a very proper psalm to conclude this book with, being all praise. Some say {q} this psalm was sung by the Israeli…
685 wordsSECTION 1611Psalms 150:2
Psalms 150:2 Ver. 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 …
140 wordsSECTION 1612Psalms 150:3
Psalms 150:3 Ver. 3. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet,.... Which was used in calling the assembly together, for worship and on other occasions; and at the feast of blowing of trumpets, and in the year of jubilee, Nu 10:1; and by the priests in temple service, 1Ch 16:6; and was typical of the Gospel, which give…
156 wordsSECTION 1613Psalms 150:4
Psalms 150:4 Ver. 4. Praise him with the timbrel and dance,.... Or "pipe" {u}; See Gill on "Ps 149:3"; praise him with stringed instruments; or divers "kinds" {w} of instruments not named, as R. Saadiah Gaon; and which, as Aben Ezra says, had all one sound or note; what they were is not known, as also many of them th…
120 wordsSECTION 1614Psalms 150:5
Psalms 150:5 Ver. 5. Praise him upon the loud cymbals,.... Or "cymbals of hearing" {x}; that were heard with pleasure and delight, and afar off: the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, "well sounding cymbals", which give a grateful sound to the ear; these were made of brass, 1Ch 15:19; to which the apostl…
206 wordsSECTION 1615Psalms 150:6
Psalms 150:6 Ver. 6. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord,.... Even the brute creatures, as in a preceding; but more especially man, in whom God has breathed the breath of life, and is become not only a living but a rational soul; and more especially spiritual men, converted persons, whether Jews or Gentile…
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