Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 115:13
Either in age or condition, of whatsoever quality, high and low, rich and poor; for he is no respecter of persons.
Either in age or condition, of whatsoever quality, high and low, rich and poor; for he is no respecter of persons.
HE WILL BLESS THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD - Compare Psalms 115:11. BOTH SMALL AND GREAT - Margin, as in Hebrew, with. The little with the great; children and grown persons; the poor and the rich; the ign...
Psalms 115 Who Their God is? _ 1. Israel's God (Psalms 115:1)_ 2. In Contrast with Idols (Psalms 115:4) 3. O Israel Trust in the Lord ...
CXV. THE BLINDNESS OF IDOLATRY AND THE VIRTUE OF UTTER TRUST IN YAHWEH. Psalms 115:2 f. An invisible god was unintelligible to the average heathen; he believed that the god was specially present in t...
HE WILL BLESS. Figure of speech _Anaphora_ (App-6), taken with the last line of Psalms 115:12. FEAR. revere. SMALL AND GREAT. Both plural. Figure of speech _Syntheton._ App-6. AND. with....
DISCOURSE: 688 TRUST IN GOD RECOMMENDED Psalms 115:9. O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. Ye th...
PSALMS 115 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Not for Her Own Glory but for His, Israel moves herself to trust in Jehovah to Shew his Superiority over Idols. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 115:1-3, Introductory appeal...
He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. HE WILL BLESS THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD, (BOTH) SMALL AND GREAT - (.)...
In LXX 114, 115 are one Ps., while 116 is divided into two. Apparently Psalms 115 was written to be sung antiphonally: cp. the responses in Psalms 115:9; Psalms 115:11—the first eight and the last thr...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD PSALMS 115 Jesus said, "Pray like this: Our Father, you are in *heaven. Your name is special. You are king (over everyone). What you...
THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD — _i.e._, all Israel....
יְ֭בָרֵךְ יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝ קְּטַנִּ֗ים עִם...
Psalms 115:1 ISRAEL is in straits from heathen enemies, and cries to Jehovah to vindicate His own Name by delivering it. Strengthened by faith, which has been stung into action by taunts aimed at both...
POWERLESS IDOLS; OUR POWERFUL GOD Psalms 115:1 Evidently this psalm was intended to be sung by various voices: Psalms 115:1 by the whole congregation in unison, while the sacrifice was being offered;...
This third psalm in the Hallel is born of passion for the glory of the name of Jehovah. That is its opening note, and all that follows must be explained thereby. The singer's distress is heard in the...
All blessings are in the person of the Lord Jesus; and they are secured to his people in his finished salvation. So ran the original charter of grace. Genesis 12:3. Hence; that sweet promise, Isaiah 4...
He says, _both the small with the great, _by which circumstance he magnifies God’s paternal regard the more, showing that he does not overlook even the meanest and most despised, provided they cordial...
Psalms 115 gives the true and full ground of this deliverance as seen in the heart of faith. It is not that they, but that Jehovah may be praised, specially in His mercy, and then His faithfulness to...
HE WILL BLESS THEM THAT FEAR THE LORD,.... They shall want no good thing now, and have much goodness laid up for them to be enjoyed hereafter; the sun of righteousness rises upon them, and a book of r...
He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great. Ver. 13. _He will bless_] Such shall abound with blessings, Proverbs 28:20 . _ Both small and great_] Whether in age or degree, Acts 10...
_The Lord hath been mindful of us_ In our former straits and calamities, and therefore we trust he will still bless us, for he is still the same; his power and goodness are the same, and his promises...
VINDICATION OF GOD'S GLORY OVER AGAINST THE IDOLS. This psalm may have been a cry of Israel for the assistance of the Lord in the face of invading enemies, who placed their confidence in their heathe...
He will bless them that fear the Lord, the Church of all times, BOTH SMALL AND GREAT, the prominent and the leaders in the Church together with the lowly....
BOTH: _ Heb._ with...
9-18 It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be chee...
Psalms 115:13 bless H1288 (H8762) fear H3373 LORD H3068 small H6996 great H1419 He will bless -...
This is one of the Psalms, which were sung by the Jews at the feast of the Passover. It is highly probable that they were sung by our Lord on that memorable night when he instituted the sacred feast w...
Psalms 115:1. _Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the...
CONTENTS: Indignation against the makers and worshippers of idols and exhortation to trust in God. CHARACTERS: God, house of Aaron, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: The creatures of men's vain imaginations and...
Whether this psalm was written after some victory, or after the removal of any calamity which had caused the heathen to boast, is not certain. But blessings of this kind, though they justly demand pra...
_He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great._ THE EQUALITY OF SMALL AND GREAT There are thousands of young men and women who retain belief in God, but do not fear Him; cherishing the...
_Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory._ GENUINE RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS I. A consciousness of God’s greatness leading to a contempt for all idols. 1. The majesty of God. ...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 115:1. This is a hymn urging God’s people to trust and worship the Lord alone. He alone is worthy of their deepest loyalty. There is always the temptation to turn to the god...
INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship uncertain. Has been ascribed to the immediate post _exilie_ psalmists, and to the poets of the time of the Maccabees. 2. Characteristics. Allusion to or quotation...
EXPOSITION A LITURGICAL psalm, in which a divided choir, together with a leader—a priest or precentor—take separate parts. The occasion is one of danger (Psalms 115:2), but, at the same time, of confi...
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to thy name give glory (Psalms 115:1), Here again we have the same idea. Don't reverend me. "Not unto us, Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name." Let there be ascri...
Acts 13:26; Acts 26:22; Colossians 3:11; Luke 1:50; Malachi 3:16;...
Both small — Of whatsoever quality, high and low, rich and poor....