Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 115:12
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he (h) will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
(h) That is, he will continue his graces toward his people.
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he (h) will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
(h) That is, he will continue his graces toward his people.
Verse Psalms 115:12. _THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL_] He has never yet wholly abandoned us to our enemies. _HE WILL BLESS THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL_] He will bless the people as a nation; he will bless the p...
THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US - This would be especially appropriate if the psalm was written, as is commonly supposed, after the return from the captivity of Babylon. In such circumstances it woul...
Psalms 115 Who Their God is? _ 1. Israel's God (Psalms 115:1)_ 2. In Contrast with Idols (Psalms 115:4) 3. O Israel Trust in the Lord ...
CXV. THE BLINDNESS OF IDOLATRY AND THE VIRTUE OF UTTER TRUST IN YAHWEH. Psalms 115:2 f. An invisible god was unintelligible to the average heathen; he believed that the god was specially present in t...
HE WILL BLESS US; HE WILL BLESS. Figure of speech _Anadiplosis_ (App-6), for emphasis. THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. Compare Psalms 135:19. See note on Exodus 16:31....
DISCOURSE: 688 TRUST IN GOD RECOMMENDED Psalms 115:9. O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. Ye th...
THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US— _The Lord remembereth us._ Mudge: who remarks, that the priest says this upon observing the favourable signal: "The Lord will certainly bless all those (recapitulatin...
PSALMS 115 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Not for Her Own Glory but for His, Israel moves herself to trust in Jehovah to Shew his Superiority over Idols. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 115:1-3, Introductory appeal...
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US - by releasing us from the Babylonian capti...
In LXX 114, 115 are one Ps., while 116 is divided into two. Apparently Psalms 115 was written to be sung antiphonally: cp. the responses in Psalms 115:9; Psalms 115:11—the first eight and the last thr...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD PSALMS 115 Jesus said, "Pray like this: Our Father, you are in *heaven. Your name is special. You are king (over everyone). What you...
יְהוָה֮ זְכָרָ֪נוּ יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ יְ֭בָרֵךְ אֶת ־בֵּ֣ית...
Psalms 115:1 ISRAEL is in straits from heathen enemies, and cries to Jehovah to vindicate His own Name by delivering it. Strengthened by faith, which has been stung into action by taunts aimed at both...
POWERLESS IDOLS; OUR POWERFUL GOD Psalms 115:1 Evidently this psalm was intended to be sung by various voices: Psalms 115:1 by the whole congregation in unison, while the sacrifice was being offered;...
This third psalm in the Hallel is born of passion for the glory of the name of Jehovah. That is its opening note, and all that follows must be explained thereby. The singer's distress is heard in the...
All blessings are in the person of the Lord Jesus; and they are secured to his people in his finished salvation. So ran the original charter of grace. Genesis 12:3. Hence; that sweet promise, Isaiah 4...
12_Jehovah hath remembered us _Many render the term _bless _in the past tense, _he has blessed, _it being the design of the prophet, according to them, to propose the past experience of God’s kindness...
Psalms 115 gives the true and full ground of this deliverance as seen in the heart of faith. It is not that they, but that Jehovah may be praised, specially in His mercy, and then His faithfulness to...
THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US,.... The Targum is, "the Word of the Lord hath remembered us for good.'' And is another reason why his people should trust in him: he has been mindful of his covenan...
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. Ver. 12. The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us] God hath, God w...
_The Lord hath been mindful of us_ In our former straits and calamities, and therefore we trust he will still bless us, for he is still the same; his power and goodness are the same, and his promises...
VINDICATION OF GOD'S GLORY OVER AGAINST THE IDOLS. This psalm may have been a cry of Israel for the assistance of the Lord in the face of invading enemies, who placed their confidence in their heathe...
The Lord hath been mindful of us, turned His thoughts in mercy upon His children; HE WILL BLESS US; HE WILL BLESS THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, His people as a whole; HE WILL BLESS THE HOUSE OF AARON, His peop...
9-18 It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be chee...
HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US in our former straits and calamities, and therefore we trust he will still BLESS US, & c. as it follows. Or, _is or will be mindful of us_. Though he hath chastened us sore, ye...
Psalms 115:12 LORD H3068 mindful H2142 (H8804) bless H1288 (H8762) bless H1288 (H8762) house H1004 Israel...
This is one of the Psalms, which were sung by the Jews at the feast of the Passover. It is highly probable that they were sung by our Lord on that memorable night when he instituted the sacred feast w...
Psalms 115:1. _Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the...
CONTENTS: Indignation against the makers and worshippers of idols and exhortation to trust in God. CHARACTERS: God, house of Aaron, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: The creatures of men's vain imaginations and...
Whether this psalm was written after some victory, or after the removal of any calamity which had caused the heathen to boast, is not certain. But blessings of this kind, though they justly demand pra...
_Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory._ GENUINE RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS I. A consciousness of God’s greatness leading to a contempt for all idols. 1. The majesty of God. ...
_The Lord hath been mindful of us._ THE MINDFULNESS OF GOD I. Grateful acknowledgment for grace bestowed. Have we not abundant reason, individually and collectively, to say one to another in exhortat...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 115:1. This is a hymn urging God’s people to trust and worship the Lord alone. He alone is worthy of their deepest loyalty. There is always the temptation to turn to the god...
INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship uncertain. Has been ascribed to the immediate post _exilie_ psalmists, and to the poets of the time of the Maccabees. 2. Characteristics. Allusion to or quotation...
EXPOSITION A LITURGICAL psalm, in which a divided choir, together with a leader—a priest or precentor—take separate parts. The occasion is one of danger (Psalms 115:2), but, at the same time, of confi...
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to thy name give glory (Psalms 115:1), Here again we have the same idea. Don't reverend me. "Not unto us, Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name." Let there be ascri...
Acts 10:4; Acts 3:26; Ephesians 1:3; Exodus 2:24; Exodus 2:25;...
Mindful — In our former straits, and therefore we trust he will still bless us....