THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. A NEW SONG. Psalms 96 is the call; Psalms 97 is the answer. Compare Psalms 98 and Psalms 99. The subject is the coming rest for the earth, to which creation looks forward Romans 8:18). THE EARTH. This is the subject of Book IV. See notes on p. 809.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEATHEN. nations. PEOPLE. peoples.... [ Continue Reading ]
GODS. rulers. Hebrew. _'elohim._ App-4. See note on Exodus 22:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE GODS... IDOLS. Figure of speech _Paronomasia._ App-6 Hebrew. _kalelohey... 'elilim._ NATIONS. peoples. IDOLS. nothings. Compare 1 Corinthians 8:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEAUTY. Some codices read "joy". Compare 1 Chronicles 16:27. SANCTUARY. Some codices read "dwelling-place". as in 1 Chronicles 16:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFERING. presence offerings. Hebrew. _minchah._ App-43. COME INTO HIS COURTS. Some codices read "enter before Him". Compare 1 Chronicles 16:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS. See note on 1 Chronicles 16:29. FEAR. Tremble.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED. Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "He hath fixed".... [ Continue Reading ]
LET THE HEAVENS REJOICE, AND LET THE EARTH BE GLAD. The initials of the four Hebrew words making this sentence form an acrostic (App-6, App-60, and App-63), giving the four letters of the word JEHOVAH ( Y, H, V, H) thus: _ Y_ismehu _ H_ashshamayim _ V_ethagel _ H_a'arez. The _Massorah_ (App-30) ha... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN SHALL. Ginsburg thinks this should be "Yea, let".... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE. See note on "presence" (Psalms 95:2. HE COMETH... HE COMETH. Figure of speech. _Epteeuxis_ (App-6), for emphasis. THE WORLD . the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel. No rest or righteous rule for the world and its inhabitants until He comes. The next Psalm is " the New Song", celebrating this... [ Continue Reading ]