6 He will judge among the heathen; he fills with dead bodies; He smites the head, over broad lands. ▾ Of the brook, in the way, will he drink, Therefore will he lift up the head. 2 3 4 5 PRAISE YE JAH. I will thank Jehovah with the whole heart, In the company of the upright and in the congregation. Great are the works of Jehovah, Searched out by all that delight in them. Honorable and glorious is his work, And his righteousness stands fast forever. He has made a memorial for his wonderful works Gracious and compassionate is Jehovah. The prey he has given to them that fear him; He will forever remember his covenant. ; 6 The might of his works he has shown to his people, To give to them the heritage of the nations. 7 The works of his hand are truth and judgment; Sure are all thy precepts; 8 Established forever and ever, 9 10 Done in truth and uprightness. Redemption has he sent to his people; He commanded his covenant forever. Holy and fearful is his name. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah. A good understanding have all they that do them. His praise endures forever. : V. 7. Of the brook, in the way.] Not pausing, in the pursuit, for further refreshment, and re-invigorated by this chance supply. This Messianic Psalm represents a warrior king, going forth "conquering and to conquer" (Rev. 6: 2), and all the imagery is in accordance with this conception. Hence this trait of hardihood and endurance, in the pursuit of the routed and flying foe. V. 10, 2d member. Them.] His precepts (v. 7). 1 PRAISE YE JAH. PSALM CXII. Happy the man that fears Jehovah, That delights greatly in his commandments. 2 Mighty in the earth shall be his seed; The generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness stands fast forever. 4 There has risen in the darkness a light for the upright, Gracious, and compassionate, and righteous. 5 Happy is the man that shows favor and lends; He maintains his cause in the judgment. 6 For he shall not be moved forever; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah. 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the needy; His righteousness stands fast forever. His horn shall be exalted in honor. 10 The wicked shall see it, and be vexed ; He will gnash his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked shall perish. 1 PRAISE YE JAH. PSALM CXIII Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, Praise the name of Jehovah. 2 Let the name of Jehovah be blessed, Henceforth, and forever. V. 5. Lends.] In charity, to the poor. Compare v. 9, and Prov. 19:17. 5 3 From the rising of the sun until its going down, Praised be the name of Jehovah. High above all nations is Jehovah Above the heavens is his glory. Who is like Jehovah, our God, He that sits on high; 6 He that looks far down, 7 On the heavens and on the earth? He raises up the weak out of the dust He lifts up the needy from the dunghill; 8 To make him sit with nobles, With the nobles of his people. 9 He makes the barren dwell in the family, The rejoicing mother of sons. PRAISE YE JAH. 1 PSALM CXIV. WHEN Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw, and fled; The Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains leaped like rams, Hills like the young of the flock. 5 What ails thee, thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back? 6 Ye mountains, that ye leap like rams, Hills, like young of the flock? Tremble thou earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob ; Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flinty rock into a fountain of waters. V. 9. In the family.] A family of her own. The blessing most prized and sought, the family relation of mother and children. 1 2 PSALM CXV. NOT unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But to thy name, give glory, For thy mercy, for thy truth. Wherefore should the heathen say: Where now is their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens ; All that he pleased he has done. Their idols are silver and gold, The work of the hands of man. 5 A mouth have they, but they speak not; Ears have they, but they hear not; They make no sound in their throat. 8 Like to them are they that make them, 9 Every one that trusts in them. Israel, trust thou in Jehovah; He is their help and their shield. 10 House of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah ; 12 He is their help and their shield. Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah; He is their help and their shield. Jehovah has been mindful of us; he will bless; Will bless the house of Israel, Will bless the house of Aaron ; 13 Will bless them that fear Jehovah, 14 Jehovah add to you, 16 The heavens are Jehovah's heavens; And the earth he has given to the sons of men. 17 The dead praise not JAH, And none that go down to silence. 18 But we will bless JAH, Henceforth, and forever. PSALM CXVI. 1 I LOVE-because Jehovah hears My voice and my supplications; 2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, 3 And I will call while I live. The bands of death encompassed me, And the pangs of the underworld came upon me. I find trouble and sorrow. 4 And I call on the name of Jehovah : 7 8 I was brought low, and he helped me. For Jehovah has dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from falling. I will walk before Jehovah, In the lands of the living. V. 17. Silence.] Of the grave; as in Ps. 94 : 17. V. 9. In the lands of the living.] In Ps. 27: 13 is the more restricted expression, "in the land of the living." Here the meaning is, in whatever lands, wherever my lot may fall. |