Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
PSALM 111 This and the subsequent psalms, to the 119th, are supposed to have been sung by the Jews at the celebration of the Passover; and the subject-matter of them was peculiarly adapted to such a purpose. “From the 111th to the 118th psalm, inclusive,” says Jebb, in his recent work on the Psalms, “we find very interesting marks of a ceremonial which, tradition asserts...
Commenting on Psalm 111:1-10
Praise ye the Lord, or, Hallelujah! All ye his saints unite in adoring Jehovah, who worketh so gloriously. Do it now, do it always: do it heartily, do it unanimously, do it eternally. Even if others refuse, take care that ye have always a song for your God.
Praise God with your whole heart, in your chamber and in His house alike, always among the upright who will join you. His works command our meditation: they are great, magnificent, nothing trifling, the products of infinite wisdom and power.
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Commenting on Psalm 111:1-5