Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 148:14
RM 'a horn for his people, a praise for all his saints,' i.e. the giving victory to God's people ('exalting the horn') is a subject of praise.
RM 'a horn for his people, a praise for all his saints,' i.e. the giving victory to God's people ('exalting the horn') is a subject of praise.
Verse Psalms 148:14. _HE ALSO EXALTETH THE HORN_] Raises to power and authority _his people_. _THE PRAISE_] Jehovah is the subject of the praise of all his _saints_. _A PEOPLE NEAR UNTO HIM._] The...
HE ALSO EXALTETH THE HORN OF HIS PEOPLE - He gives them power and prosperity. See the notes at Psalms 89:17 : “And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.” Compare Psalms 92:10; Psalms 112:9....
PSALM 144-150 THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven times. Each one of these Ps...
CXLVIII. AN INVITATION TO BLESS YAHWEH. It is addressed, Psalms 148:1 to the heavens and all that therein is, Psalms 148:7 to the earth: Psalms 148:13 f. gives the reason for which above all Yahweh is...
SAINTS. favoured ones, or beloved. CHILDREN. sons. NEAR UNTO HIM. The reference is to Leviticus and its leading thought. See Leviticus 10:3; Leviticus 21:21. and Compare Psalms 65:4....
Israel's special ground for praise. And he nath lifted up a horn for his people] He has once more given to Israel dignity and power. For the metaphor cp. Psalms 75:4; Psalms 89:17; Psalms 89:24;...
DISCOURSE: 749 GOD’S PEOPLE NEAR UNTO HIM Psalms 148:14. _A people near unto Him._ THE Psalmist, wrapt in ecstasy, is here calling upon the whole creation to praise God. He addresses himself to all c...
PSALMS 148 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Praise Invoked from All Creation. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 148:1-6, All Things in Heaven called upon to Praise Jehovahfor Reasons Given. Stanza II., Psalms 148:7-14
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. HE ALSO EXALTETH THE HORN OF HIS PEOPLE - which be...
148:14 people, (f-10) people (f-24) _ Am_ (singular of _ Ammim_ , Psalms 7:8 ). It generally signifies Israel. saints, (g-16) Or 'godly,' _ chasid_ . see Psalms 30:4 ....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ EVERYTHING - *PRAISE THE *LORD! PSALMS 148 THE 3RD *HALLELUJAH PSALM Jesus *commanded the wind and the sea, "Be quiet, and stay quiet!" ...
HE HATH... — Render, _and he hath raised a horn for his people. Praise is for all His saints, for the sons of Israel, a people near Him._ The raising of the horn evidently implies some victory, or as...
וַ יָּ֤רֶם קֶ֨רֶן ׀ לְ עַמֹּ֡ו תְּהִלָּ֤ה לְֽ
Psalms 148:1 THE mercy granted to Israel (Psalms 148:14) is, in the psalmist's estimation, worthy to call forth strains of praise from all creatures. It is the same conception as is found in several o...
CREATION'S SONG OF PRAISE Psalms 148:1-14 The “Benedicite” in the Book of Common Prayer is based on this psalm. The sacred minstrel is not content that he or his people should have a monopoly of prai...
This is the psalm of the whole creation. It has two movements indicated by the words “From the havens” (v. Psa 148:1), and “From the Earth” (v. Psa 148:7). In the first the scale is a descending one....
He also exalteth the (h) horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the (i) children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. (h) That is, the dignity, power and glory...
_Earth. All contribute towards the divine praise. Yet they cannot afford as much as God deserves. --- Horn. Glory, (Calmet) or the Messias; though this cannot easily be proved to be the literal sense....
Lastly, he calls upon the people of God, the Israel of Jehovah, concerning whom the Lord hath said, This people have I formed for myself, they shall show forth my praise, Isaiah 43:21. And here, Reade...
_NEAR UNTO GOD_ ‘A people near unto Him. Praise ye the Lord.’ Psalms 148:14 There was a time when we could not take these words to ourselves. We were not a people near unto God. Our sins had separat...
14._And hath exalted the horn_, _etc_. As we saw in the former Psalm, that the perfections of God are to be seen more conspicuously in the Church than in the constitution of the world at large, the Ps...
Psalms 148 calls first on heaven, and all in it, to take their part in the great Hallelujah, and praise Jehovah who had created and sustains them in their place; and then on the earth, with all in it,...
HE ALSO EXALTETH THE HORN OF HIS PEOPLE,.... Which is done when he increases their strength, their spiritual strength especially; makes them strong in the Lord, in his grace, and in the power of his m...
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. Ver. 14. _He also exalteth the horn_] _i.e._ He gr...
_Let them praise_, &c. Let them acknowledge and celebrate the wisdom, goodness, and power of the Lord; _for his name alone is excellent_ For how great soever any other beings may be, there is none equ...
He also exalteth the horn of His people, establishing the power of His Church, THE PRAISE OF ALL HIS SAINTS, for His gift of strength tends to the renown of His people, EVEN OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL,...
HALLELUJAH BY ALL CREATURES TO THE GOD OF SALVATION. A song of praise, even more extensive in its scope than the preceding, all heavenly creatures being called upon to join with the beings on earth t...
7-14 Even in this world, dark and bad as it is, God is praised. The powers of nature, be they ever so strong, so stormy, do what God appoints them, and no more. Those that rebel against God's word, s...
EXALTETH THE HORN OF HIS PEOPLE, to wit, above the horns of all the people in the world, in respect of their spiritual and eternal privileges, as it here follows. THE HORN in Scripture doth commonly n...
Psalms 148:14 exalted H7311 (H8686) horn H7161 people H5971 praise H8416 children H1121 Israel H3478 people H5971
We will first read a short Psalm inciting all to praise the Lord, and then we will read part of the first chapter of Luke's Gospel, specially noticing Mary's song of praise. It is a blessed thing to i...
CONTENTS: A call to all living things to praise God. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: No place is too high for the praises of the Most High. All creatures on earth should also speak the Lord's praise, f...
This is another hallelujah psalm of Haggai and of Zechariah the prophets, in which all nature is made the choir, and Jehovah the object of the song. Psalms 148:4. _Ye heavens of heavens._ This is the...
_A people near unto Him._ BELIEVERS NEAR TO GOD I. The position of the people near to God, or the relationship indicated by nearness. 1. A legal nearness. “Made nigh by the blood of Christ.” 2. A...
_Praise ye the Lord from the heavens._ THE GREAT, THE GREATER, AND THE GREATEST: - I. The great. Sun, moon, stars, etc. 1. How boundless in variety. 2. How immeasurable in extent. II. The greater...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 148:1. All of God’s creatures should join in praising him. The concluding verse, regarding God’s special people Israel, may refer to some particular event such as the return...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 148:13 A recurring theme in Psalms 1:1 is that all mankind should praise the Lord, the one true God. God has given Israel a great privilege in calling them to be...
INTRODUCTION “In this splendid anthem the Psalmist calls upon the whole creation, in its two great divisions (according to the Hebrew conception) of heaven and earth, to praise Jehovah. Things with an...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been well called "the joy-song of creation." Israel, having received a signal manifestation of the Divine power (Psalms 148:14), calls on all things in heaven and earth to pr...
Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him from the heights. Praise him, all ye his angels: praise him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun, moon: stars of light. The heavens of heavens, the waters...
1 Peter 2:9; 1 Samuel 2:1; Deuteronomy 4:7; Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians
The horn — In scripture commonly denotes strength, victory, glory, and felicity....