Psalms 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.
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Psalms 115
Psalms 115 — Overview
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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 · 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 115:1-8Psalms 115:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSufficient care is here taken to answer both the pretensions of self
and the reproaches of idolaters.
I. Boasting is here for ever excluded, v. 1. Let no opinion of our own
merits have any room either in our…Psalms 115:1Psalms 115:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryNot unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give glory. God is prayed to help Israel, but not for their sakes, not to cover them with glory—rather for his own sake, that glory may rest on his Name, and himself,…Psalms 115:1Psalms 115:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHonor in honoring God.
This psalm evidently belongs to the time when the restoration from Babylon was only partially accomplished. The little colony settled in Jerusalem and the district immediately round the city,…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…
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