Psalms 149

Psalms 149:3

3. — in the dance:] See 2 Sam. vi. 16, and the note there.

Psalms 149:4

4. — he will beautify the meek with salvation.] Those that meekly depend upon Him, He will make glorious; both with his rich blessings here, and with salvation hereafter. Bp. Hall.

in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

Psalms 149:14

14. He also exalteth &c.] He hath given strength and power to his chosen people, and hath thereby afforded them a constant subject of praise and thanksgiving; even that peculiar people, with whom He made a special covenant, and who are near that sacred spot where his glory resides. Travell.

— near unto him.] Namely, by special relation, friendship, and covenant, and by familiar intercourse, God manifesting his presence and favour to them, and they frequently and solemnly approaching his presence and worshipping Him at his footstool. Poole.

The material heavens, through all their various regions, with the luminaries placed in them, and the waters sustained by them, though they have neither speech nor language, and want the tongue of men, yet by their splendour and magnificence, their motions and their influences, all regulated and exerted according to the ordinance of their Maker, do, in a very intelligible and striking manner, declare the glory of God: they call upon us to translate their actions into our language, and copy their obedience in our lives; that so we may, both by word and deed, glorify, with them, the Creator and Redeemer of the universe. Bp. Horne.

Psalm CXLIX. In this Psalm there is a reference to some signal deliverance or victory, which God vouchsafed to his people; whom therefore the Psalmist exhorts to praise the Lord with every mark of joy and gratitude, in expectation of their future complete triumph over all their opponents and persecutors. Travell.

Ver. 1. — a new song.] An illustrious hymn for recent victory. Fenton.