Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 115:17
The dead; such as we shall suddenly be, if thou dost not succour us. Into silence; into the place of silence, the grave.
The dead; such as we shall suddenly be, if thou dost not succour us. Into silence; into the place of silence, the grave.
Verse Psalms 115:17. _THE DEAD PRAISE NOT THE LORD_] המתים _hammethim_, those dead men who worshipped as gods dumb idols, dying in their sins, worship not Jehovah; nor can any of those who _go down in...
THE DEAD PRAISE NOT THE LORD - The meaning of this is, that as those who are dead cannot praise God, or cannot worship him, this should be done while we are in the land of the living. This opportunity...
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...
THE LORD. Hebrew Jah. App-4....
THE DEAD PRAISE NOT THE LORD— See on Psalms 6:5. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The Psalmist here, 1. Bids the people of God ascribe not to themselves, but to Jehovah, the glory of their salvation, as derived fro...
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...
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. THE DEAD PRAISE NOT THE LORD, NEITHER ANY THAT GO DOWN INTO SILENCE - not denying that God can receive praise from disembodied s...
115:17 Jah, (a-5) See Psalms 68:4 ....
SILENCE] i.e. Sheol, where there is no communion with God....
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...
SILENCE. — The land of silence is, of course, Sheôl, the under-world. (So the LXX., “Hades.”)...
The connection of these verses with the rest of the psalm is far from plain. Why the psalmist should suddenly be struck with the dreadful thought that death broke the covenant relationship, and silenc...
לֹ֣א הַ֭ מֵּתִים יְהַֽלְלוּ ־יָ֑הּ וְ֝ לֹ֗א
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...
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that (l) go down into silence. (l) Though the dead set forth God's glory, yet he means here, that they praise him not in his Church and congregation....
Here is a striking contrast between the dead and the living. And why may we not interpret it as the real state of the case between the dead in trespasses and sins, and the living soul in Christ? There...
17_O God! the dead shall not praise thee _In these words the prophet goes on to beseech God to show himself propitious towards his Church, were there no other object to be gained than the preventing m...
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...
THE DEAD PRAISE NOT THE LORD,.... Not the dead in sin; such as the makers of idols, and those that trust in them, who are like unto them; men must be made spiritually alive, ere they can show forth th...
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. Ver. 17. _The dead praise not_] Therefore be active for God while we are upon earth; where for this he giveth us life and liveliho...
_The dead praise not the Lord_ See note on Psalms 6:5. _Neither any that go into silence_ Into the place of silence, the grave. _But we will bless the Lord_ But we hope for better things; that, notwit...
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence, into the realm of the dead; for then, for a season, their mouth is stilled, they are no longer physically able to join in the prais...
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...
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 115:17 dead H4191 (H8801) praise H1984 (H8762) LORD H3050 down H3381 (H8802) silence H1745...
DEAD (_ See Scofield) - (Ecclesiastes 9:10). _...
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...
_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. ...
_The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence._ But we will bless the Lord. LIVING PRAISE The living God should be adored by a living people. A blessing God should be blessed...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 115:17 THE DEAD DO NOT PRAISE THE LORD. See notes on 6:5 and 88:10–12....
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...
1 Samuel 2:9; Isaiah 38:18; Isaiah 38:19; Psalms 30:9; Psalms 31:17;...
Silence — Into the place of silence, the grave....
Can the dead praise God or are they unconscious? (See comments on Ecclesiastes 9:5 and 2 Kings 14:29)...