Besides, their way of fighting is of an extraordinary sort, for they sing to God but keep their swords in their hands. All evil shall eventually be overthrown: the Lord shall display his justice against evildoers, and in that warfare his servants shall play their parts. In Psalm 149 this divine prerogative is meted out to the faithful. Verse 9 gives the reason for the vengeance outlined in the previous verses: to execute on them the judgment decreed. The word translated decreed is written in Hebrew, likely referring to the instructions written in the Torah regarding right living in relation with others and God. With this two-edged sword believers fight History supplies a terrible comment on this psalm. Wilson, Gerald (2002) - covers psalms 1-72. Verse 6. godliness in the heart consists in making God our chief joy and solacing ourselves in him; and our faith in Christ is described by We only read of three in Scripture whose faces shone remarkablyviz., Christ, Moses, and Stephenand they were eminent for meekness. They are, in an especial manner, "the meek upon earth." Benson Commentary Psalm 149:4. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people He loveth them above all people, and rejoiceth over them to do them good. He will beautify the meek The humble, and lowly, and contrite in heart, that tremble at his word, and submit to it; that are patient under their afflictions, and show all meekness toward all men. "Let Israel rejoice in him that made him." Then it was verified which before was prophesied, "They shall bind kings in chains, and nobles in fetters of iron." destruction of the New-Testament Babylon will but execute the judgment written, Rev 17 16, 17. He gave us Prophets Reader, pause over this apparently small, but most important, distinction. The God, none must be let slip, but particularly, (1.) day, sing a new song. He will beautify them with salvation, with temporal salvations (when God works remarkable deliverances for his Verse 8.The restraining and subduing power of the gospel. This is especially so, given the primarily end-time focus of the song (as implied by the granting of salvation and the execution of vengeance on the nations). be produced, this will by no means justify the violence either of subjects against their princes or of princes against their God's delight in them. Psalm 149. Though chapters and verses be of later date, the Holy Spirit might have cited the book. Verse 9.The honour common to all saints. These began in Moses and Joshua, who, when THE DELIGHT WHICH THE LORD HAS IN THE SAINTS. General Epistles You are never right until you can be heartily merry in the Lord, nor until you can enjoy mirth in connection with holiness. Therefore, when his people will speak good of his name, they speak of him in the dialect of angels' notes, "the high praises of God.". The Treasury of David 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy spiritual enemies, in which all believers are more than conquerors. foiled and bruised under their feet. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? Be angry, and do not sin. Thank you for registering. for behold thy king comes, the king Messiah, whom God has set upon his holy hill of Zion; When God himself beautifies a man, he becomes beautiful indeed and beautiful for ever. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. [4] For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. against their own corruptions, and, through the grace of God, subdue and mortify them; the sin that had dominion over them is Verse 2.A peculiar people, their peculiar God, and their peculiar joy in him. I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Psalms 149:3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. The text bears other renderings. When the Lord saves a soul its holy joy overflows, and it cannot find channels enough for its exceeding gratitude: if the man does not leap, or play, or sing, at any rate he praises God, and wishes for a thousand tongues with which to magnify his Saviour. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. The tone of the first four verses of the psalm is much in keeping with the tone of the other Final Hallel psalms. The meek All true Israelites are such. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Johannine Writings Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs brass: and you shall beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth. Josephus asserts that it was furnished with ten strings, and played with a plectrum; which, however, is not understood to imply that it never had any other number of strings, or was always played with the plectrum. He is a king that rules of Scripture. Major Prophets But, since now no such special commissions can depend upon the grace of God for salvation; are subject to the She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework." The principle, end, and design of our coming Web1. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Rejoice GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible With renewed zeal and fresh delight lift up your song unto Jehovah. kingdom of heaven. (a) Who are the Lord's people? God's doings for them. They are humble, and feel their need of salvation; he is gracious, and bestows it upon them. Jehovah is called Maker, as one who formed Israel as a nation, and constituted the people a kingdom, though they had been a race of slaves. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Sing unto the LORD a new song. General Epistles Loving with perseverance. David saith, "Let the saints sing aloud upon their beds:" thereby to testify their cheerful devotion, and also to chase away the spirit of slumber. Wisdom Literature [13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do. punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute General Epistles is to sing with the spirit and with the understanding. Praise and power go ever hand in hand. Pauline Epistles range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed Oh, the majesty and force of the word! 4. If we do not praise we shall grow sad in our conflict; and if we do not fight we shall become presumptuous in our song. Psalm 149, the fourth hymn in the concluding Hallel collection, is a royal psalm praising Israel 's divine King for granting to His people salvation and the high honor of executing His judgment on the nations for their defiance of His rule. are accepted with him; as they are clothed with his We then give honour to God when we take pleasure in him. This appears from the whole argument of the Psalm, which is entirely laudatory, as also from the instrument wherewith these high praises are to be performed, namely, the "mouth," "the high praises of God in their mouth;" showing that the height herein mentioned is a property of man's work in praising God, and not only of the work of God, for which he is to be praised. Your partnership makes all we do possible. He "taketh pleasure in them," because in them he is himself honoured and glorified; because he sees in them the travail of his soul, the fruit of his suffering and mediation; because of the work which he has already begun in them; because they already exhibit some traces of his own image, some transcript of that mind which was in him, who was "meek and lowly in heart.". The Lord taketh pleasure in his people He loveth them above all people, and rejoiceth over them to do them good. Thus God's name must be owned before the world; thus the service must The praises of God are "high" in relation to their Object, which is none other but the Most High God, and that in the consideration of his transcendent height and sublimity over and above all other things or persons: so the Psalmist's resolution intimates (Psa 7:17), "I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness," which he expresses in the following words, "To sing praise to the name of the Lord most high;" and Psa 92:1: "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High." Major Prophets When called to fight, the meek are very hard to overcome; they are just as steady in conflict as they are steadfast in patience. << Psalm 148 | Psalm 149 | Psalm 150 >>. 4. Luke-Acts Then shall be executed the judgment written, for the Verse 4. It seems they are not always on their beds, but are ready for deeds of prowess. Verse 4.Here is ratio propositionis, the important reason of the proposed praising of the Lord. We must praise God in public, in the solemn assembly (v. 1), in the congregation of (Read all of Psalm 149) Ps 149:1-9 . James L. Mays (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1994), 302-3. This psalm follows from the conclusion of the previous one, with emphasis on the role of Israel and the focus on His "saints" orhasidim,meaning devoted ones, the Hebrew word being used here three times-in the first, middle and last verses (verses 1, 5, 9). Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. but to hold sweet communion with my God. It is "the beauty of holiness." At this hour, under the gentler dispensation of grace, we wrestle not with flesh and blood; yet is our warfare none the less stern, and our victory none the less sure. But what is the glory, the beauty, which is here meant in these passages, with which Christ will adorn and beautify his people? Some Nay, we are expressly told that "he rejoiceth over them with joy;" that "he rejoiceth over them to do them good." executed, as by Joshua on the kings of Canaan, by Gideon on the princes of Midian, by Samuel on Agag. One is scarcely sensible of fatigue whilst he marches to music. Selah.American King James Version; Psalms 6:6 Psalms 6:6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.American King James Version; Psalms 63:6 Psalms 63:6When I remember you on my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.American King James Version; Hosea 7:14 Hosea 7:14And they have not cried to me with their heart, when they howled on their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.American King James Version)" (Expositor's,note on Psalms 149:1-5 Psalms 149:1-5 [1] Praise you the LORD. The sense can be that of singing with renewed awareness of what God has done. people those that had been among the pots become as the wings of a dove covered with silver, Ps 68 13), but especially with eternal salvation. saints. It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. Vengeance was an act to enforce or restore justice where the regular legal processes were not competent or had failed.3 And the Old Testament tells us repeatedly that vengeance is not the prerogative of the people, but belongs to God (see Deuteronomy 32:35-36; Jeremiah 46:10; and Psalms 94:1 and 99:8). 2. WebPsalms 149:4. Prophets Abundance of joy to all the people of God, ver 1-5. Pauline Epistles GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. 3. But whereas many Scriptures in the New Testament keep up singing as a gospel ordinance, none provide for the keeping up of music and dancing; the gospel canon for Psalmody is to "sing with the spirit and with the understanding.". WebPsalm 149 Praise for Gods Goodness to Israel. Saintship is a matter of Divine workmanship, and therefore it is far more remarkable than human excellence. Those who know that they are objects of Divine complacency are likely to act on the principle of reciprocity. In the glory to which he will raise them. the same time the high praises of God in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand, for they went forth to war For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Psalm 149, the fourth hymn in the concluding Hallel collection, is a royal psalm praising Israel 's divine King for granting to His people salvation and the high But, whereas many scriptures in the New 2. that cast away the bands and cords of Christ's government (Ps 2 3), shall not be strange that the meek should, notwithstanding that character, be thus severe, and upon kings and nobles too, here is one word that proudest of their enemies, ver 6-9. God takes pleasure in sanctifying, justifying and glorifying them; they must surely take pleasure in extolling him as Friend, Protector, Law giver, Leader, King, God! 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