It is not for their sake, but for his own sake; for his name's, His truth's, and his mercy's sake, that he has now a favour unto them. In every character our God is the source of joy to us: this verse issues a permit to our joy, yea it lays an injunction upon us to be glad in the Lord. get to know the Bible better! The scriptural term "meekness" is one which singularly characterizes and distinguishes the true Christian. American King James Version; Isaiah 41:15-16 Isaiah 41:15-16 [15] Behold, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff. Luke-Acts Verse 9. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? But Jesus' gifts are not himself: I cannot be satisfied with his gifts, while I know that to others he gives his Person. Proud member 4. In the glory to which he will raise them. 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. Cookie Notice: 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 honor of executing His judgment on the nations for their defiance of His rule. threadbare. them. The word here can also mean "adorned" and thus recalls other verses about being clothed with salvation (Psalms 132:16 Psalms 132:16I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.American King James Version; Isaiah 61:10 Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.American King James Version). The Lord's taking pleasure in his people is. This truth I shall labour to demonstrate. They are not of a neutral tint: men both hear them and feel them. [3] Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and harp. How many reverse this counsel and sin but tremble not. Psalm 22:8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. It is the great object of the gospel to sanctify all who embrace it, to restore them to the image of God which they have lost through sin. Major Prophets Consider, 1. everlasting punishments, upon the people. In each case it should be at its best: "high praises," "two-edged sword.". 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the [ b]humble with salvation. This honour have all the saints. 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. We are almost at the last Psalm, and still among the Hallelujahs. It is the purpose of God to beautify his people with salvation in this world. must be the expressions of this praise. Salem Media Group. Wisdom Literature To the many victories which God blessed his people Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. It is a psalm of 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. 2. Verse 4 (first clause).The Lord's taking pleasure in his people is. Now, (1.) The New Testament But whereas many Scriptures in the New Testament keep up singing as a gospel ordinance, none provide for the keeping up of music and dancing; the gospel canon for Psalmody is to "sing with the spirit and with the understanding.". Jude chapter 1. children of Zion particularly, the inhabitants of that holy hill, who are nearer to God than other Israelites; those that have Every mode of expressing delight was bound to be employed on so memorable an occasion. 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. 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. He weighs not the worth or merit of the action, but the principle and motive from which it springs. Nay, let their joy proclaim their honourable estate. It is JESUS himself I want. Praise ye the LORD. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Bible Gateway Recommends. It is his solace and pleasure to be attended with them, either in earth or in heaven, by men or angels; and his soul is ravished with the thoughts and contemplation of them. There is afurthertie back to the opening as well. We praise God and contend with our corruptions; we sing joyfully and war earnestly with evil of every kind. So this verse calls on the saints to hold a banquet, a feast of fat things. 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. subjects, or both against their neighbours, under pretence of religion; for Christ never intended that his gospel should be All the godly shared in the triumphs of the Lord when he smote Israel's foes. [ a] Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. This is seen in the joy Even in their quietest retreats let them burst into song; when no one hears them, let them sing aloud unto God. The state to which God has lifted the saints: "glory," in contrast with sin, reproach, affliction. Those who from Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary. is to sing with the spirit and with the understanding. A wonderful Godthe object of their song. Joy and rejoicing are evidently to be the special characteristics of the new song. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. "So shall he greatly desire thy beauty." The words of Psalm 149 have been used to incite and justify war against those deemed to be the enemies of God. To his truth. The calls given to God's Israel to praise. honour shall all the saints have, that, as assessors with Christ, they shall judge the world, 1 Cor 6 2. to Christ, and he has redeemed; and who are called by the Spirit All true Christians may call themselves the children of Zion, for in faith and hope we have come unto If we do not praise we shall grow sad in our conflict; and if we do not fight we shall become presumptuous in our song. Praise to God from His people, who will receive salvation and share in executing judgment. them we should have an olive-branch of peace in our hands. judgment of the great day, when the Lord shall come with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, Verse 3."Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp." conquering and to conquer. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. 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. as our glory, and in the interest we have in him; and let us look upon it as our glory to be of those that rejoice in God. But it looks further, to the kingdom of the Messiah, who, in the chariot of the everlasting gospel, goes forth Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Psalms Volume 1 (NIV Application Commentary). --Matthew Henry. "He will beautify the meek with salvation." And as in the former case, "Israel" and the "saints" (in addition to the "children of Zion " in this psalm) should not be limited to God's physical nation. 1 Praise the LORD.Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. love, and to his glory; in their sacrifices of prayer and praise, The Lord is gracious in his gifts, gracious in his love, gracious in his salvation. 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. WebBarnes's Psalms 149:4 Bible Commentary. And put your trust in the LORD. The principle, end, and design of our coming The emotion which accordingly befits the saints: "be joyful. Verse 3."Harp." What opportunities must be taken for praising God, none must be let slip, but particularly, (1.) Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Psalm 117:2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. It was by means of this Psalm that Caspar Scloppius, in his Classicum Belli Sacri, which, as Bakius says, is written, not with ink, but with blood, inflamed the Roman Catholic princes to the Thirty Years' Religious War. The character to be aimed at"the meek.". The psalm begins with a call to praise God with a "new song" (verse 1; compare Psalms 33:3 Psalms 33:3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.American King James Version; Psalms 40:3 Psalms 40:3And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.American King James Version; Psalms 96:1 Psalms 96:1O sing to the LORD a new song: sing to the LORD, all the earth.American King James Version). Verse 4."For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people." adorn, make them amiable and honourable in the eyes of the world, who now hate and despise them. Cromwell's Ironsides were sneeringly called Psalm-singers; but God's Psalm singers are always Ironsides. All rights reserved. When called to fight, the meek are very hard to overcome; they are just as steady in conflict as they are steadfast in patience. and hereafter; he will beautify the meek with salvation; Those "whom he justifies, them he also glorifies." Luke-Acts Verse 2."Him that made him." Salem Media Group. Poetical Books WebJohn Gills Exposition of the Bible. The toph was employed by David in all the festivities of religion (2Sa 6:5). Saints do not gather to amuse themselves with music, nor to extol one another, but to sing his praise whose saints they are. 1. Stand in awe (Eph 4:26), from Septuagint, "be angry." God is in the midst of saints, and because of this we may well long to be among them. The Gospels The New Testament All through one hears the beat of the feet of dancing maidens, keeping time to the timbrel and harp. Let his saints employ their waking hours upon their beds in songs of praise. Be angry, and do not sin. secrets of men shall be judged according to the gospel. The calls given to God's Israel to praise. What condescension is this on Jehovah's part, to notice, to love, and to delight in his chosen! Pentateuch Tim Challies - One difficulty in suggesting commentaries for Psalms is that they are often multi-volume and in some cases the volumes are of unequal quality while in others they have not yet been completed. We must by all proper ways show forth the praises of God: 4. Verse 3."The dance" was in early times one of the modes of expressing religious joy (Exo 15:20; 2Sa 6:16). For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people. Thirdly, the praises of God are of a high nature, appreciative, in respect of the high estimation the Lord himself hath of them, which appears two ways: (a) By the high price wherewith he purchases them; 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. Meekness, as a Christian grace, may be considered as it respects both God and man. Let that people therefore praise him, for he formed them for himself, on purpose that they might. This is especially so, given the primarily end-time focus of the song (as implied by the granting of salvation and the execution of vengeance on the nations). Give us, oh, give us the man who sings at his work! (2.) conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. of GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Johannine Writings 1. Verse 1."A new song;" for this Psalm is a song of renovation. American King James Version; Isaiah 49:2 Isaiah 49:2And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he hid me;American King James Version). strange that the meek should, notwithstanding that character, be thus severe, and upon kings and nobles too, here is one word that Pauline Epistles reproach; nay, he will beautify them; they shall appear not only clear, but comely, before all the world, with the comeliness that 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. 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). The word of God is the, (1.) Pauline Epistles God had shown by the mercy, whatever it was ( Psalms 149:1 ), recently vouchsafed to his people, that he was well King James Version (KJV) Public Domain. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people - The pleasure or good will of God is in his people: he loves them ardently, and will load them They do not do it from any personal malice and revenge, or any bloody To the many victories which God blessed his people Israel with over the nations of Canaan and other nations that were devoted to destruction. God's delight in them. Hence, therefore, let us see that Jesus not only gives us all, but that he is our all. But, whereas many scriptures in the New Indeed, as the patriarch Enoch prophesied, "The Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all" (Jude 14-15). ", 3. New mercies continually demand new songs of praise, upon earth and in heaven. Selah.American King James Version; Psalms 6:6 Psalms 6:6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.American King James Version; Psalms 63:6 Psalms 63:6When I remember you on my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.American King James Version; Hosea 7:14 Hosea 7:14And they have not cried to me with their heart, when they howled on their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.American King James Version)" (Expositor's,note on Psalms 149:1-5 Psalms 149:1-5 [1] Praise you the LORD. kingdom of heaven. Specially you, ye chosen people, whom he has made to be his saints. 1. The Gospels We see that the Christian cannot make such a Psalm directly his own, without disavowing the apostolic warning, "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (2Co 10:4). 2. Thus are the greatest enemies of Jehovah and his people reduced to shame, rendered helpless, and themselves punished. Do I write this boastingly, brother? Minor Prophets Klaus Baltzer, trans. But the scope and nature of the duty prescribed in the text necessarily comprehends bothas well the high acts for which God is to be praised, as the high praises to be given unto God for those high acts; but especially the latter, namely, the height and excellency of the duty of praise to be performed for those high acts of God. The meek All true Israelites are such. Johannine Writings We must praise God in public, in the solemn assembly (v. 1), in the congregation of ", Verse 6."The high praises of God." entertain ourselves, and proclaim his name, by singing praises to him (v. 3), History supplies a terrible comment on this psalm. In these we find that the tambourine was a favourite instrument, both on sacred and festive occasions. Rather, the truly devoted and obedient people of God are principally in view her--spiritual Israel, the Church of God. to whose felicity no accession can be made, yet graciously condescends to take pleasure in his people, Ps 147 11. of GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Oh, the majesty and force of the word! 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 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. WebPsalm 149:4 R. Tuck The Peculiarity of religion is that it gives us pleasure in the thought of God, by removing the fear of him which is common to sinful men. Verse 2 (second clause).Christ's people may well rejoice: 4. James Mays reminds us that the vengeance called for in Psalm 149 is not the emotion of a hate reaction but in the sphere of legal custom. dancing before the ark, and Judg 21 21. Proud member GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Praise you the LORD.American King James Version) refers to the "punishments" and "vengeance" (verse 7) recorded in God's Word by the prophets. And in the Protestant church Thomas Muntzer stirred up the War of the Peasants by means of this Psalm. Psalms 4:4 Psalms 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart on your bed, and be still. Verse 8.The restraining and subduing power of the gospel. [2] Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. These things, in their proper place, became sweet subjects of praise. This Psalm sustains a close connection with the foregoing. Historical Books Other parts of the service must be in order to this. What must be the expressions of this praise. Agrippa was captive to Paul. The saints singing for joy on their beds (Psalms 149:5 Psalms 149:5Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds.American King James Version) contrasts greatly with past circumstances: "The 'beds,' which had before been soaked with tears, share in the joy of the Lord's deliverance (cf. Minor Prophets he has foreknown and chosen, taken into the covenant of his Poetical Books the original); for God said, Let us make man; and in this, some think, is the mystery of the Trinity. Prophets 2. This is the very glory of their honour, the height and pitch of all, for "in thy presence is joy, and at thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore," honour advanced into eternal glory; and "this honour" also "have all his saints;" some in spe, [in relation to] and some in re, [in place of] some in hope, and some in deed; all either in promise or in possession. Historical Books Your partnership makes all we do possible. As it respects God, it implies poverty of spirit; humiliation of heart arising from a sense of guilt and a feeling of corruption; submission to God's will; silence and patience under his rod; acquiescence with his dispensations; and a surrender of our own natural desires and inclinations to his overruling appointments. Pentateuch [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. Pauline Epistles the word and ordinances of God near to them, that are not required to travel far to them, are justly expected to do more in praising Now in prosperity he gives thanks for the blessings he doth receive. So, such as rail at, revile, curse, condemn, persecute, execute pious people, speak other language of them when such men have passed the purgation of death, and confess them faithful and sincere servants of God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Verse 4."He will beautify the meek with salvation." He saves them by sanctifying them, and thus they wear the beauty of holiness, and the beauty of a joy which springs out of full salvation. The Old Testament Verse 6. this urge the use of music in religious worship must by the same rule introduce dancing, for they went together, as in David's All, but particularly, ( 1. Bible is a song of renovation us, oh, us! 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