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Psalms 115:11
Psalms 115:11
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Psalms 115 — OverviewPsalms 115 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMany ancient translations join this psalm to that which goes next
before it, the Septuagint particularly, and the vulgar Latin; but it
is, in the Hebrew, a distinct psalm. In it we are taught to give glory,
I.…Psalms 115 — OverviewPsalms 115 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 115:1, Because God is truly glorious, Psalms 115:4, and idols are vanity, Psalms 115:9, he exhorts to confidence in God; Psalms 115:12, God is to be blessed for his blessings.Psalms 115 — OverviewPsalms 115 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm is by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, joined to the former, and makes one psalm with it: and Kimchi says, that in some books the psalm does not begin here; but in the…Psalms 115:1-11Psalms 115:1-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryTrue and false worship.
In strong, nervous language we have here presented to us—
I. THE MAJESTY AND THE POWER OF GOD. (Psalms 115:3.) The heathen, in their ignorance, want to know where Jehovah is; they cannot see…Psalms 115:1-18Psalms 115:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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 confident hope and…Psalms 115:1-18Psalms 115:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe heathen taunt, and what came of it.
To Israel, recently returned from exile, that taunt still seemed to sound in their ears. In this psalm, apparently a liturgical one, and used at high festivals in the service of…