This doxology is of course no part of the Psalm, but stands here to mark the close of Book i. Cp. Psalms 72:18-19; Psalms 89:52; Psalms 106:48.

Blessedbe the Lord God of Israel Better as R.V., Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel. Lordanswers to the Name Jehovah, and is not an attribute to God of Israel. Cp. David's doxology, 1 Kings 1:48; 1 Chronicles 29:10; and Solomon's, 1 Kings 8:15; also Ezra 7:27; Nehemiah 9:5; Luke 1:68.

from everlasting, and to everlasting From all eternity in the past to all eternity in the future: in the eternal present of the divine existence. Cp. Psalms 90:2; Psalms 93:2; Psalms 103:17.

Amen, and Amen So it is: the response of the congregation, affirming the ascription of praise on their own behalf (Psalms 106:48).

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