Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The Old Testament GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point all the wrong they had done to God's people, v. 7. of Scripture. 4 For the Lord takes delight in his people; The Gospels Email / username or password was incorrect! "Tremble and sin not." WebVerse 4. entertain ourselves, and proclaim his name, by singing praises to him (v. 3), Let us give the utmost liberty to joy. The Whole Bible Psalm 149 is the fourth of the five Final Hallel psalms (Psalms 146-150) that form the closing doxology of the Hebrew Psalter. 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.". Quiet is their spirit, but in that very quietude abides the thunder of an irresistible force. When the prodigal returned home to his father's house, contrite, penitent, and reformed, he was not only received with kindness, assured of forgiveness, and welcomed as a son, but he was adorned and beautified (Luke 15:22). Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. Besides the present complacency he has in them, he has prepared for their future glory: He will beautify the The Old Testament They are humble, and feel their need of salvation; he is gracious, and bestows it upon them. "His saints" emphatically; Divine providence foreseeing that in after ages some would usurp the title of saintship to whom it did not belong. vengeance upon the heathen (the Philistines, Moabites, Ammonites, and others, 2 Sam 8 1, etc.) This is seen in the joy Historical Books Passwords should have at least 6 characters. [5] Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds. The cause given to God's Israel for praise. WebPsalm 149 1 Praise the Lord. Johannine Writings 3. In Psalm 149:1, the psalm singer calls on the assembly of the faithful to sing to the LORD a new song. The word translated faithful is hasidiym, formed from the word hesed, which refers to the covenant faithfulness between God and the people of Israel. but to hold sweet communion with my God. to all the Israel of God; and to him who put it upon them they return it entirely in their hallelujahs. Nay, let their joy proclaim their honourable estate. What 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. Surely there is nothing in our persons, or our actions, which could cause pleasure to the Ever blessed One, were it not that he condescends to men of low estate. We must praise God in public, in the. The new birth has given them a new heart. 2 Frank-Lothar Hossfeld and Erich Zenger, Psalms 3, Hermeneia, ed. Lord, and continue Christ's faithful servants and soldiers to the end of their lives. Joy and rejoicing are evidently to be the special characteristics of the new song. every dispensation of Providence; are not easily provoked to Luke-Acts The two things act and react upon each other. Rather, the truly devoted and obedient people of God are principally in view her--spiritual Israel, the Church of God. In Exodus 15, Miriam took a tambourine in her hand and all the women followed, with tambourines and with dancing. In 2 Samuel 6:14, we read that when the ark of the covenant was being brought into Jerusalem, David danced before the LORD with all his might. According to 1 Chronicles 25:4-6, David appointed temple musicians like the sons and daughters of Heman, who were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God., Psalm 149:4 announces the two-fold reason for praise. 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[4] For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. << Psalm 148 | Psalm 149 | Psalm 150 >>. Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow| Learn more With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! 4 This is "a new song," evidently intended for the new creation, and the men who are of new heart. Here is a wonderful picture of God rewarding the humble (the Hebrew word is also used to describe the poor) with the trappings of victory over those who oppress them. 4. men are fonder of making new complaints than new Psalms. What must be the principle of this praise, and that is holy joy in 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 They lament their deformity, and he puts a beauty upon them of the choicest sort. He weighs not the worth or merit of the action, but the principle and motive from which it springs. Sing aloud upon their beds. Psalm 22:8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. The Old Testament No man in his natural state can be meek, in the Scriptural sense of the word. Pauline Epistles Thus he and they went on 2. He "will beautify them with salvation;" a promise relating both to the present life and to the future one. I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Poetical Books Psalm 149:4, NLT: For the LORD delights in his people; he crowns the them sing the praises of their God. Therefore, when his people will speak good of his name, they speak of him in the dialect of angels' notes, "the high praises of God.". You are never right until you can be heartily merry in the Lord, nor until you can enjoy mirth in connection with holiness. God's doings for them. The saints must praise God, saints in profession, As Christians today seek Gods justice in the world, words can be a powerful weapon in the hands of the faithful against those who cause or allow others to suffer injustice. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Our praises they taught Israel the high praises of the Lord, did withal put a two-edged sword in their hand; David did so too, for, Read full chapter Psalm 149:4 in all English translations Psalm The New Testament In the case of our God we who believe in him are as glad of his Government as we are of his Creation: his reign is as truly the making of us as was his divine power. Efforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly joyousa spiritual sunshinegraceful from very gladnessbeautiful because bright. The New Testament The thought of the Lord's taking pleasure in us is a mine of joy never to be exhausted. This is more than a general creation of men. Verse 4. The Lord He rejoiceth over them to do them good. Those who made captives of the godly shall themselves be made captive. "Let the saints" be so transported with their joy in God as to "sing aloud upon their beds," when they awake in the night, as David; Psa 119:62. They who from hence urge the use of music in religious worship, must, by the same rule, introduce dancing, for they went together, as in David's dancing before the ark (Jdg 21:21). 2. How can they mourn now that their Bridegroom is with them? The Old Testament They are "predestinated to be conformed to the image of the Son;" and when they awake up in another world, it will be after his likeness, without any remaining blemish, defect, or spot. and punishments upon the people, for (b) By the high delight he takes in them, after he hath procured them. It is JESUS himself I want. So in the forty-fifth Psalm, the church, the bride of Christ, is thus described: "The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. Like that excellent bird, the nightingale, which is never weary nor spent by continuing her delightful notes, so this sweet singer of Israel was incessant in praising the Lord; not giving sleep to his eyes until he had blessed his holy name. Email / username or password was incorrect! are under the care of his providence; yet they are not all Their training was to have a strong component of praise and worship of God" (introductory note on Psalm 149 and note on verse 6). All that God doth and giveth; all that Christ doth and suffereth, is for the praise of the glory of his grace. This Psalm sustains a close connection with the foregoing. c) Because Christ is with them while they suffer. He takes pleasure in their poor attempts to please him, because they are attempts. David saith, "Let the saints sing aloud upon their beds:" thereby to testify their cheerful devotion, and also to chase away the spirit of slumber. Pauline Epistles WebBarnes's Psalms 149:4 Bible Commentary. [21] For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwells in Zion. Here is ratio propositionis, the important reason of the proposed praising of the Lord. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? God, none must be let slip, but particularly, (1.) 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