Written. In God's decrees. (Worthington) (Job xxxi. 35., and Daniel vii. 10.) (Calmet) --- This judicial power is part of the glory of the saints. (Worthington) (1 Corinthians vi. 2., and Wisdom iii. 7.) (Haydock) --- All shall judge the wicked who have imitated the disinterestedness of the apostles. (Calmet)
Verse Psalms 149:9. _TO EXECUTE UPON THEM THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN_] In Deuteronomy 7:1, c., God promises his people complete victory over all their enemies, and over the heathen. God repeatedly promises...
TO EXECUTE UPON THEM THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN - Either, that which is written in the law in general as what is threatened to wicked men; or, that which was written for their particular case, or which they...
PSALM 144-150 THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven times. Each one of these Ps...
CXLIX. A SONG OF TRIUMPH AND MESSIANIC EXPECTATION. Obviously this Ps. depicts a stage in the Maccabean war. It is addressed to the assembly of the saints, the Hasidim of Psalms 4:3. The heroes whom t...
THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN. See Deuteronomy 32:40. Compare Isaiah 45:14.Ezekiel 25:14; Ezekiel 3. and...
_upon them_ The nations; not the kings and nobles only. _the judgment written_ The sentence pronounced by Jehovah and recorded in His book (cp. Isaiah 65:6; Isaiah 10:1; Job 13:26) for execution at th...
TO EXECUTE UPON THEM THE JUDGMENT— i.e. "The judgment which God hath long ago decreed, and which is recorded in his law." There should be a full stop at _written._ The next clause is general; _Such ho...
PSALMS 149 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A New Song for Israel, which Others may Not Sing. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 149:1-3, A Well-Defined People Addressed. Stanza II., Psalms 149:4-6, A Well-Defined Time
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. TO EXECUTE UPON THEM THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN - in ; . Compare also Enoch's prophecy, Jude 1:14, where, a...
149:9 saints. (b-13) _ Chasid_ . see Psalms 30:4 . them (f-4) Or 'exercise among them.'...
A song of praise to God who gives the victory, including vengeance on the enemies of Israel....
THE JUDGMENT] probably referring to the prophecies and Pss. concerning the destruction of the heathen: cp. Psalms 18:30; Psalms 83:10; Isaiah 45:14. THIS HONOUR, etc.] better, 'This' (the overthrow of...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ HIS PEOPLE PSALMS 149 THE 4TH *HALLELUJAH PSALM Jesus said (to his 12 *disciples), "When the Son of man will sit as king on his *throne, you will
THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN. — If we knew the exact circumstance which produced the psalm, and had the names of the nobles and princes taken prisoners, we should easily guess at the contents of the “judgment...
לַ עֲשֹׂ֤ות בָּהֶ֨ם ׀ מִשְׁפָּ֬ט כָּת֗וּב הָדָ֣ר...
Psalms 149:1 IN the preceding psalm Israel's restoration was connected with the recognition by all creatures and especially by the kings of the earth and their people, of Jehovah's glory. This psalm p...
THE PRAISE-SONGS OF GOD'S PEOPLE Psalms 149:1-9; Psalms 150:1-6 Israel was formed into a nation and delivered from Babylon, that her singers should lead the praises of mankind, and her teachers provi...
As the last song ended by the recognition of the place of the saints in expressing the universal praise of Jehovah, this one enlarges the thought by confining itself wholly to the anthem of saints. “H...
To execute upon them the judgment (g) written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. (g) By this God binds the hands and minds of all his to enterprise no farther than he appoints....
These are all so many gracious calls to the redeemed, to praise God in Christ everywhere, at home and abroad; when upon their beds, and when elsewhere; in the church, and in the closet. And they seem...
REFLECTIONS READER, do you feel your heart warmed to join the host of the redeemed, here called upon to sing aloud redemption? Do you know it, and can you sing it? The Psalmist calls it, a new song. A...
9._To perform the judgment, etc_. He qualifies what he had said in the previous verses, in which he might have appeared to arm the Lord’s people for deeds of warlike cruelty. At first sight it might a...
Psalms 149 calls upon Israel to praise. The creation and Israel we have seen all through to be co-ordinate (the new creation and the assembly), and to form the sphere of the Psalms. Still it is now in...
TO EXECUTE UPON THEM THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN,.... In the law, according to the Targum; either upon the seven nations of the land of Canaan, Deuteronomy 7:12; or upon all the enemies of God and his people...
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. Ver. 9. _To execute upon them the judgment written_] The Jews thought they might kill any idolaters; an...
_To execute upon them the judgment written_ Appointed and declared in the Holy Scriptures. This is added to show that they do not do this work to satisfy any malicious or revengeful inclinations of th...
HALLELUJAH TO THE GOD OF VICTORY. A song of praise exhorting particularly the chosen people, the true believers, to praise God for favors of the past, as well as for future victories, which His promi...
to execute upon them the judgment written, the proclamation of the Gospel continuing to have the effect of taking captive the hearts of even mighty and learned ones of this world and convincing them o...
6-9 Some of God's servants of old were appointed to execute vengeance according to his word. They did not do it from personal revenge or earthly politics, but in obedience to God's command. And the h...
THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN; appointed and declared in the Holy Scripture, as DEUTERONOMY 12:32, DEUTERONOMY 29:19 32:41-43, and elsewhere. This is added to show that they do not this work to satisfy their o...
Psalms 149:9 execute H6213 (H8800) written H3789 (H8803) honor H1926 saints H2623 Praise H1984 (H8761) LORD...
Psalms 149:9 I. The saints are in this Psalm described as meek-hearted. The way to the highest glory is to be very quiet and humble. "The Lord hath pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek...
Psalms 149:1. _Praise ye the Lord._ This is a Hallelujah Psalm; it begins with, «Praise ye the Lord,» and finishes in the same way. It is a complete circle of praise. The long streams of the Psalms e...
CONTENTS: Triumph in the God of Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Our praises of God should flow from a heart filled with delight and triumph in His attributes and our relation to Him. KEY WORD:...
This is a grand ode of thanksgiving after victory; it is applied by the rabbi Kimchi to the days of the Messiah. The pious Hebrews always hang by the anchor of their hope. Psalms 149:3. _Praise his na...
_This honour have all His saints._ THE HONOUR PAID TO SAINTS DEPARTED The honour here alluded to is that of being special favourites with heaven and instruments in the hand of God for the conversion...
_Sing unto the Lord a new song._ THE SONG OF THE SAINTS 1. The elect, regenerate, or true believers have a song of their own for mercies proper to them, beside the praise which they have to give for...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 149:1. This psalm calls on God’s people to praise the Lord for their special privileges. ⇐...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 149:7 The faithful will do God’s work of bringing VENGEANCE ON THE NATIONS (assuming that they refuse the invitation to “praise the name of the LORD,”...
INTRODUCTION This Psalm, like the others of the series of which it forms a part, bears evident traces both in style and language, and in the feelings which it expresses, of belonging to the post-exile...
EXPOSITION A "Hallelujah Psalm," combining the praise of God for mercies already received with anticipations of future vengeance, through God's help, on heathen enemies that are still bent on persecut...
Praise the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them pr...
1 Corinthians 6:2; 1 Corinthians 6:3; Deuteronomy 32:42; Deuteronomy 32:43;...
Written — Appointed and declared in the holy scripture....