_An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, for his power, and for his judgments. The vanity of idols. An exhortation to bless God._ IT has been conjectured, that this was the morning hymn, which the precentor called upon the Levites to sing at opening the gates of the temple, as the former was su... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAISE YE THE LORD, &C.— _Praise the Lord, for it is good; strike up to the name of the Lord, for it is cheerful._ Mudge.... [ Continue Reading ]
ABOVE ALL GODS— That is, "Infinitely superior to all those imagined deities which other nations worship as their gods." Mudge renders the first clause, _yes, I myself have experienced that the Lord,_ &c. and he observes, that אני _ani,_ seems to have an emphasis, to shew that the author had experien... [ Continue Reading ]
HE CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND, &C.— Dr. Russel, in his description of the weather at Aleppo in September, tells us, that seldom a night passes without much _lightning_ in the north-west quarter, but not attended with _thunder;_ and that when this _lightning_ appears in the west or south-west poin... [ Continue Reading ]
TOKENS— That is, demonstrations of his power. Mudge and Green render it _signs._... [ Continue Reading ]
THY MEMORIAL— See Exodus 12:14. Mudge says, _memorial_ is but another word for _name;_ and both of them mean the same as _being, existence._... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD WILL JUDGE— _The Lord will do justice to his people, and have compassion on his servants._ Houb. and Mudge.... [ Continue Reading ]
BLESSED BE THE LORD OUT OF ZION, &C.— _Blessed be the Lord in Zion._ Green. _The Lord of Zion._ Mudge. REFLECTIONS.—1st, This psalm is full of praise: and, that the servants of God may never want matter for their songs, the Psalmist suggests, 1. His great goodness. _He is good_ to all his creature... [ Continue Reading ]