[2] Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Besides, their way of fighting is of an extraordinary sort, for they sing to God but keep their swords in their hands. Psalm 149. he has foreknown and chosen, taken into the covenant of his It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. 3 James L. Mays, Psalms, Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, ed. Wilson, Gerald (2002) - covers psalms 1-72. Their training was to have a strong component of praise and worship of God" (introductory note on Psalm 149 and note on verse 6). Abundance of terror to the proudest of their enemies (. The Lord is gracious in his gifts, gracious in his love, gracious in his salvation. Note that the song is to be sung in "the assembly of saints" (Psalms 149:1 Psalms 149:1Praise you the LORD. concerning them. The work of the truly living of all degrees. This The thought of the Lord's taking pleasure in us is a mine of joy never to be exhausted. Read full chapter Psalm 149:4 in all English translations Psalm Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. The character to be aimed at"the meek.". "His saints" emphatically; Divine providence foreseeing that in after ages some would usurp the title of saintship to whom it did not belong. Verse 1."A new song." all the wrong they had done to God's people, v. 7. 1 Praise ye the Lord. Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of Zion, and settled his And the imagery of a two-edged sword is used to represent the Word of God (compare Hebrews 4:12-13 Hebrews 4:12-13 [12] For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 2. adorn, make them amiable and honourable in the eyes of the world, who now hate and despise them. Nay, let their joy proclaim their honourable estate. Psalm 90:17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. Thus let them repeat the triumph of the Red Sea, which was ever the typical glory of Israel. One commentator writes, YHWH chooses the poor, that is the despised, the oppressed, the powerless, and the degraded in order to reveal his glory in them and so to give them honor and dignity. 2, Psalm 149:5-6 resume the call to praise begun in verses 1-3 and summon the faithful to exult and sing for joy, with the high praises of God in their throats. But in the middle of verse 6 comes a radical and disturbing shift in the tenor of the psalm. Their kings and nobles were He weighs not the worth or merit of the action, but the principle and motive from which it springs. 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Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs brass: and you shall beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth. Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past calculation its powers of endurance. Verse 5."The saints in glory" shall rest from their labours, but not from their praises. Psalm 149:6 has something of that idea. iv. The combination of these two the high praises of God and the two-edged sword spiritually speaks to every leader among Gods people. The gatherings of Gods people should excel in both praise and the preaching of Gods word. Those who know that they are objects of Divine complacency are likely to act on the principle of reciprocity. American King James Version). God takes pleasure in sanctifying, justifying and glorifying them; they must surely take pleasure in extolling him as Friend, Protector, Law giver, Leader, King, God! Verse 6. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy The Gospels Who could help dancing when Egypt was vanquished, and the tribes were free? Then shall be executed the judgment written, for the judgment of the great day, when the Lord shall come with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, destruction of the New-Testament Babylon will but execute the judgment written, Rev 17 16, 17. Minor Prophets early (Exod 15 20), where we find God praised with timbrels and dances. Luke-Acts The honours described in this Psalm are common to all the family of grace; and such service as the Lord appoints is to be undertaken by every one of them, without exception. This does not require a song never heard or sung before. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. This expression needs a little explication, because so variously rendered by most interpreters; some rendering it only, exaltations of God; others, praising exalting God; others, sublime praises of God; others, praises highly uttered unto God: the reason whereof is, because the word romemoth in the text signifies sometimes actively, and then it notes the height, exaltation, and lifting up of anything to the observation of others; and sometimes passively, and then it notes the height, worth, excellency of the thing that is exalted, or lifted up, in itself. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people Honour to their memories is sometimes paid them very abundantly, even by those who formerly were so niggardly and covetous as not to afford them a good word in their lifetime. WebVerse 4. When from any cause men's ideas shall undergo such a revolution as to lead them to do the same thing for the same purpose, it will be time enough to discuss that matter. All his works were, in the foregoing psalm, excited The word means as well be favorable to, be well disposed toward. Second, the Lord adorns (paar) the humble with victory. The word comes from an Egyptian loanword that means headdress, head wrap, and is used to describe the head coverings of upper class women of Jerusalem in Isaiah 3:20; priests in Exodus 39:28 and Ezekiel 44:18; and of a bridegroom in Isaiah 61:10. Major Prophets The end of verse 9 declares that the judgment decreed upon the nations, peoples, kings, and nobles is the glory for the faithful. At this hour, under the gentler dispensation of grace, we wrestle not with flesh and blood; yet is our warfare none the less stern, and our victory none the less sure. WebPsalm 149 Praise for Gods Goodness to Israel. transgressions: but these are a special and peculiar people, whom against their own corruptions, and, through the grace of God, subdue and mortify them; the sin that had dominion over them is They are, as David sings in Psa 23:1-6, to sit at the table prepared by the Lord in the presence of their enemies. This psalm follows from the conclusion of the previous one, with emphasis on the role of Israel and the focus on His "saints" orhasidim,meaning devoted ones, the Hebrew word being used here three times-in the first, middle and last verses (verses 1, 5, 9). The word of God is the, (1.) In the second place, the praises of God will appear to be of a high, sublime nature, from the high effect, the genuine and proper fruit they produce, viz., that although their object, to whom they are peculiarly appropriate (I mean the Lord himself) be in his own nature, and of himself, most infinitely high and transcendent, yet by the attribution and performance of praise unto him, doth he account his name, his power, his wisdom, and justice, and himself to be exalted thereby. All true Christians may call themselves the children of Zion, for in faith and hope we have come unto In the contemplation of these, with reason may it be said to them, "Praise ye the Lord.". Pentateuch [13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Abundance of terror to the Wilsons commentary does not cover - For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people. Is there anything in them of their own, which he can regard with complacency and delight? AsThe Expositor's Bible Commentarypoints out, this statement in the closing frame of the book of Psalms ties back to the opening frame: "The phrase is equivalent to 'congregation of the righteous' (Psalms 1:5 Psalms 1:5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.American King James Version), and it may be that Psalm 149 is a formal closure of the Psalter, climaxed by the great praise psalm, Psalm 150" (note on Psalms 149:1-5 Psalms 149:1-5 [1] Praise you the LORD. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. to all the Israel of God; and to him who put it upon them they return it entirely in their hallelujahs. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. American King James Version, Joel 3:19-21 Joel 3:19-21 [19] Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, The calls given to God's Israel to praise. Now this may be applied, The Whole Bible proudest of their enemies, ver 6-9. These are the qualities which distinguish "the meek." Rejoice Psalms 4:4 Psalms 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart on your bed, and be still. 2. Johannine Writings We only read of three in Scripture whose faces shone remarkablyviz., Christ, Moses, and Stephenand they were eminent for meekness. Thirdly: the Lord hath pleasure in the prosperity of his people. WebPsalms 149:1-4 In-Context. In the Hebrew ~ywg[, anavim, means poor and afflicted ones; but the term came afterwards to be applied to merciful persons, as bodily afflictions have a tendency to subdue pride, while abundance begets cruelty. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? The sanctuary is the house of praise as well as the house of prayer. Verse 4. Our joy is in our God and King: we choose no lower delight. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Those who know that they are objects of Divine complacency are likely to act on the principle of reciprocity. godliness in the heart consists in making God our chief joy and solacing ourselves in him; and our faith in Christ is described by [12] Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Besides the present complacency he has in them, he has prepared for their future glory: 1. Historical Books Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, In the fourth place, the praises of God are high, and of a high nature perfective, that is, in respect of the high measure of grace they are to be attended withal in their performance: the Lord requiring the duty of high praise to be performed with a great measure of Scripture light, with a high degree of effectual fifth, and with a more ample proportion of practical holiness than any other of the most solemn exercises of his public worship. In the night watches let them not lie awake and weep, but like nightingales let them charm the midnight hours. The Whole Bible We should keep up the name of "saints," that the reality of the true religion be not lowered by avoiding this title; for in these times it is to be feared that the name is out of use, because holiness itself is out of fashion. Under that arrangement, she served as the earthly contingent of the armies [or hosts] of the King of heaven" (Zondervan NIV Study Bible,introductory note on Psalm 149). The verse indicates a happy blending of the chorister and the crusader. praise (let them give to God the glory of those triumphs) and the recompence of their praise; those that are truly thankful to God honour shall all the saints have, that, as assessors with Christ, they shall judge the world, 1 Cor 6 2. 4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will In The Message of the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann states simply, I do not know what to make of this, for it is quite unexpected in the hymns. 1. Those who had seen the tribes formed into a settled kingdom as well as into a united nation should rejoice. This is a commentary of the following chapters in the Bible: Luke chapter 16. What opportunities must be taken for praising God's dominion over them. The chief powers of evil shall be restrained and ultimately destroyed. [20] But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. What must be the principle of this praise, and that is holy joy in God: 3. communion with them; and in their prosperity and happinesS, here Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. These men vilify and asperse, but God will justify them, and wipe off their 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. They have reason to rejoice in God, and employ themselves in his service; for it is he that "made" them. Here is ratio propositionis, the important reason of the proposed praising of the Lord. This follows upon the former: if he made them, he is their King; he that gave being no doubt may give law; and this ought to be the matter of our joy and praise that we are under the conduct and protection of such a wise and powerful King. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point American King James Version). Prophets 1. General Epistles The Papists brag that Stapleton, their great controversial divine, was born on that very day whereon Sir Thomas More was put to death; but Providence so ordereth it that out of the ashes of dead saints many living ones do spring and sprout, by following the pious precedents of such godly persons deceased. The Old Testament Both clauses are qualified by "not." "Praise ye the LORD." Verse 4. They have reason to rejoice inn God, to devote themselves to his honour and employ themselves in his service; for it is he that made them. [15] The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. "He will beautify the meek." Israel rejoices because "the LORD takes pleasure in His people" and "will beautify the humble with salvation" (Psalms 149:4 Psalms 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.American King James Version). The New Testament The praying Christian must therefore transpose the letter of this Psalm into the spirit of the New Covenant. [3] Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and harp. Verse 2."Rejoice in him that made him; let the children of Zion be joyful." Young converts are not to be restrained in their joy. The sense can be that of singing with renewed awareness of what God has done. Of the kinnor the Scripture affords little further information than that it was composed of the sounding parts of good wood, and furnished with strings. Be angry, and do not sin. Thank you for registering. You are never right until you can be heartily merry in the Lord, nor until you can enjoy mirth in connection with holiness. our rejoicing in him. ", 3. A wonderful Godthe object of their song. Verse 4."The meek." Verse 3."The dance" was in early times one of the modes of expressing religious joy (Exo 15:20; 2Sa 6:16). Psalm 149, the fourth hymn in the concluding Hallel collection, is a royal psalm praising Israel 's divine King for granting to His people salvation and the high What opportunities must be taken for praising God, none must be let slip, but particularly, (1.) WebPsalm 149:4, NASB: For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation. WebBarnes's Psalms 149:4 Bible Commentary. WebJamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 4. The Israel of God are here represented triumphing over their enemies, which is both the matter of their praise (let them give to God the glory of those triumphs) and the Isaiah 61:1-3,10 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; , For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock, Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, To gleam, embellish, to boast, to explain, oneself, to shake a, tree, Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity, The prophet exhorts to praise God for his love to the church, And for that power which he has given to the church, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 149:4 For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people (Psalm Ps Psa. The Treasury of David 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Every thing he gives, it is from his mercy, and ever to be so acknowledged. Minor Prophets 4. Minor Prophets praise God. The two things act and react upon each other. Praise you the LORD. Whole Psalm.The foregoing Psalm was a hymn of praise to the Creator; this is a hymn to the Redeemer. New mercies continually demand new songs of praise, upon earth and in heaven. [10] Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Their Performance; or, to use the School terms, they are "high": 1. WebJohn Gills Exposition of the Bible. The saints are God's children by the new birth. 3. Thus said the LORD, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours: they shall come after you; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down to you, they shall make supplication to you, saying, Surely God is in you; and there is none else, there is no God. Verse 4 (first clause).The Lord's taking pleasure in his people is. This is more than a general creation of men. Minor Prophets Verse 5."Upon their beds," where before in the loneliness of night they consumed themselves with grief for their shame. Minor Prophets every dispensation of Providence; are not easily provoked to Probably it was penned upon occasion of some victory which Israel congregation of saints. Psalm 22:8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. What a blessing to have our beds made into thrones, and our retirements turned into triumphs! General Epistles They were all beaten by the land, and often used as an accompaniment to the harp and other instruments. They have reason to In the prospect of that let them praise the Let us now consider the LORD'S GRACIOUS DESIGNS concerning his people: "He will beautify them with salvation." Pauline Epistles [ a] Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. of Scripture. 2. It is JESUS himself I want. WebPulpit Commentary Verse 4. get to know the Bible better! Benson Commentary Psalm 149:4. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people He loveth them above all people, and rejoiceth over them to do them good. He will beautify the meek The humble, and lowly, and contrite in heart, that tremble at his word, and submit to it; that are patient under their afflictions, and show all meekness toward all men. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. beautify the meek with salvation. have a solemnity put upon it, and we must mutually excite one another to it. In each case holiness should be conspicuous: it is of saints that the text speaks. All through one hears the beat of the feet of dancing maidens, keeping time to the timbrel and harp. God had shown by the mercy, whatever it was ( Psalms 149:1 ), recently vouchsafed to his people, that he was well pleased with them, and might be counted on to support and sustain them. But, what honour have all his saints? Cookie Notice: GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Upon their beds of rest, upon their nightly couch. Sing to the L ord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. 1), recently vouchsafed to his people, that he was well pleased with them, and might be counted on to support and sustain them. but to hold sweet communion with my God. Historical Books We must praise God in public, "in the congregation of the saints:" the more the better; it is like to heaven. He gave Israel their being as a people, as a church, made them what they were, so very different from other nations. Praise to God from His people, who will receive salvation and share in executing judgment. WebPsalm 149:5. Lord loves with a love of complacency and delight; he takes The Christian life a combination of adoration and conflict. Our singing should be "unto the Lord;" the songs we sing should be of him and to him, "for of him, and to him, and through him are all things." is the honour of all Christians, that their holy religion has been so victorious. Cromwell's Ironsides were sneeringly called Psalm-singers; but God's Psalm singers are always Ironsides. A title not to be restricted to the godly of the first times, but common to all that are saved in all after times also, as Eph 4:12. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. They are not of a neutral tint: men both hear them and feel them. He is ever new in his manifestations; his mercies are new every morning; his deliverances are new in every night of sorrow; let your gratitude and thanksgivings be new also. Surely in this we have the best argument for glorifying the Lord, wherefore we close our new song with another Hallelujah, "Praise ye the Lord.". Psalms Volume 1 (NIV Application Commentary). Proud member those that are not only not ashamed of it, but are enlarged in it. Some [14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. of Praise you the LORD.American King James Version) refers to the "punishments" and "vengeance" (verse 7) recorded in God's Word by the prophets. Send inquiries regarding the operation of this Web site to webmaster@ucg.org. a) Because the sting of death is removed. Novelty goes well with heartiness. He will beautify them with salvation, with temporal salvations (when God works remarkable deliverances for his Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of Zion, and settled his government there. ", Verse 6."The high praises of God." Though he give me all things that I need, yet if he be to me himself all things that I need, in him I have all things. Johannine Writings our being as men, and we have reason to praise him for that, for it is a noble and excellent being. [4] For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Historical Books General Epistles It would be a sad thing for any one to misuse this text: lest any warlike believer should be led to do so, we would remind him that the execution must not go beyond the sentence and warrant; and we have received no warrant of execution against our fellow men. [5] And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. Secondly: the Lord hath pleasure in the services of his people. Praise the L ord! Quiet is their spirit, but in that very quietude abides the thunder of an irresistible force. The Old Testament Hos 7:14. ", Verse 5 (second clause).Let them praise God. On beds of death, and at the scaffold and the stake, joy and glory have been kindled in the hearts of Christ's faithful witnesses. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point This is seen in the joy We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Isaiah 24:21-22 Isaiah 24:21-22 [21] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth. (a) Who are the Lord's people? We have here, I. WebBenson Commentary Psalm 149:4. James L. Mays (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1994), 302-3. However, "search the Scriptures," and therein we shall meet with many honours afforded to the saints; both whilst they were living, and when they were dead. Verse 8."To bind their kings with chains," etc. Johannine Writings The emotion which accordingly befits the saints: "be joyful. 4. The Old Testament Let the saints be so transported with their joy in God as to sing aloud upon their The Israel of God are here represented triumphing over their enemies, which is both the matter of their Yet we should once again recognize that the "saints" in this and other psalms is primarily a reference to the spiritually converted people of God--spiritual Zion , the Church. 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