they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
David composed this psalm by the Spirit and now first delivers it to Asaph for the church's use, a pattern that warrants us to gather hymns from several of David's psalms, fitted together to stir Christian devotion. Our chief work is to glorify God: by thanksgiving, by calling on His name, by song, by speaking of His wonders. Make His honour the center of all your praise.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 16:7-36
David composed this hymn for the inauguration and now publicly commits it to Asaph and his assistants as they enter their sacred duties. Compiled from his other psalms, it abounds with praise for God's glorious character and marvellous works, touching on the origin and destiny of the chosen people, exactly fitted to animate the devotion of the assembled multitude.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 16:7-43
This hymn is a unified whole: it summons praise to the Lord, recalls His wonders to the patriarchs, exhorts Israel to remember the covenant He made to give Canaan, and calls all the world to acknowledge Him as the only true and almighty God. The Messianic hopes it contains rest on the promises given to the patriarchs and God's marvellous guidance of them.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 16:8-36