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NOTES for Psa 147

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1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
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The song of thanksgiving comes not only from the heart of one particular Psalmist; it reflects the feelings of the whole people and expresses their gratitude to the Creator for everything He has done for the people He chose. But He also sends wind and snow, the possibility of peaceful life, abundant harvests, and many other gifts to other peoples. These gifts cannot be called small; often they are more abundant than those given to Abraham's descendants.

But to the children of Abraham He gave His word and His statutes. Someone accustomed to measuring everything by the standards of material well-being may not immediately recognize the value of this gift, yet it is precisely this gift, unobtrusive against the background of evident gifts of nature, that proves to be the most important.

The one specially favored by God is not the person who makes extensive use of the fruits He created, but the one with whom He remains in communion.

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For Psa 146:1-147:9
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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Before us is a song praising the greatness of God, who wisely created the universe. Everything in the universe is in His hand, from...  Read more

Before us is a song praising the greatness of God, who wisely created the universe. Everything in the universe is in His hand, from distant stars to small birds. Yet the list of His works begins by mentioning the building of Jerusalem and recounting the blessings He has bestowed upon people. This is no accident, for the Lord revealed in the Bible is not the “God of philosophers and scholars,” but the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is not an abstract ruler of soulless space, but the living God, who created human beings in His image and likeness and entered into a close relationship with them.

When the psalmist calls people to sing to God in turn, we first remember those appointed to serve and sing in shifts in the Temple. But we may also think that all the faithful, not only singers set apart for special ministry, are called to sing praise, that is, to prayerful union with the Lord. For He knocks at everyone’s door.

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For Psa 146:1-147:9
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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When reading the Psalms, one constantly comes up against an apparently unfair fact: God chooses some people and not others...  Read more

When reading the Psalms, one constantly comes up against an apparently unfair fact: God chooses some people and not others. This fact provokes an angry, childish reaction even in adults. Why is something given to one person but not to another? Why does someone else have a piece of candy while I do not?

Candy really is not so simple. But election and blessing, as the Psalm teaches us, are not a lollipop. They are responsibility, duty, and an awareness of the weight of one’s calling—which, for every believer, consists in praising, thanking, and singing to God despite all the apparent injustice of the world.

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For Psa 146:1-147:9
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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The psalm's concision expresses humanity's most intimate knowledge of God. It has been given through centuries of experience in the relationship...  Read more

The psalm's concision expresses humanity's most intimate knowledge of God. It has been given through centuries of experience in the relationship between Creator and creation. It is difficult to accept and impossible to reject. We must accept that the horse's strength is not what matters, nor merits and achievements, nor the swiftness of legs. The one thing that matters is our hope in the One who can help us survive. The Creator of every living thing, who laid immutable laws at the world's foundation and teaches us to respect the world given to us for life—only in Him can we place our hope, and only from Him can we ask help and protection. For just as in His mercy He helps the raven's young, so He will not leave a human being without help and protection.

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