O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Ver. 1. _O sing unto the Lord a new song_] For this new mercy of the ark now brought into Jerusalem from the house of Obededom, 1 Chronicles 15:25, but especially of Christ, typified by the ark, who should be preached unto the Gent... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Ver. 2. _Sing unto the Lord, &c._] David was at this time full of affection and exultation of spirit (insomuch as Michal mocked him for it, 1Ch 15:29), and thence this heap of holy expressions to the same purpose. Out of... [ Continue Reading ]
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. Ver. 3. _Declare his glory_] Heb. Cipher it up in the particulars, that God be no loser by you. _ His wonders among all people_] There is a world of wonders in the work of man's redemption by Christ; and all other mercies meet in t... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD [is] great, and greatly to be praised: he [is] to be feared above all gods. Ver. 4. _For the Lord is great_] _Vere magnus est Christianorum Deus,_ said Calocerius, a heathen; he is _omni laude maior, et merito metuendus,_ saith David here, and elsewhere often. Sound out, therefore, and... [ Continue Reading ]
For all the gods of the nations [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens. Ver. 5. _For all the gods, &c._] _Deunculi, deastri,_ those petty gods, those dunghill deities of the heathens, are nullities; indeed, they are devils, and those idols were their receptacles, and, as it were, their bodies,... [ Continue Reading ]
Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary. Ver. 6. _Honour and majesty are before him_] These are his harbingers, and they go often coupled, as Psa 104:1 Psalms 111:3 Psa 145:5 Job 40:10, &c. By the former, seemeth to be meant outward port and splendour; by the... [ Continue Reading ]
Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Ver. 7. _Give unto the Lord_] See Psalms 29:1,2. One rendereth it, _Tribuite ponderose, unde_ יהב _onus pondus portate; _ to show that our praises of God should be ponderous and substantial.... [ Continue Reading ]
Give unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. Ver. 8. _Give unto the Lord the glory, &c._] It was hard for the heathens to forego their superstitions (Cicero resolved he would never do it, &c.), therefore they are here so pressed to it. See Revelatio... [ Continue Reading ]
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Ver. 9. _O worship the Lord, &c._] Supplicate _proni,_ fall flat on your faces (Geneb.). See Psalms 95:6 . _ In the beauty of holiness_] _i.e._ In his courts, as Psalms 96:8, or in holy beauty, as some render it; that is... [ Continue Reading ]
Say among the heathen [that] the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. Ver. 10. _Say among the heathen_] _Proclamate undique praecones, &c., _ Make proclamation everywhere, that now the Lord Christ reigneth; and that th... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. Ver. 11. _Let the heavens rejoice, &c._] Let there be a general joy for the general renovation by the coming of Christ, Romans 8:22, after which the whole creation groaneth also. Basil and others by heave... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice Ver. 12. _Let the field be joyful, &c._] And so give check to the hardness of man's heart, not at all affected with those benefits by Christ, wherein they are far more concerned than these insensible cr... [ Continue Reading ]
Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. Ver. 13. Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh] Certainly, suddenly, happily, &c., for this is the sum of all the good news in the world, that Christ... [ Continue Reading ]