“ O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. ”
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen - All you who are descendants of Abraham and Jacob; the former being particularly mentioned here because he was the great ancesto...
CV. Hebrew History from Abraham to Joshua. Psalms 105:1-6 . Introductory. An invitation to praise God. Psalms 105:7-11 . The covenant and promise of Canaan. Psalms 105:12-25 . Yahweh's ki...
Abraham. Some codices read Israel. Compare 1 Chronicles 16:13 . servant. Septuagint and Syriac read plural, "servants". children =. sons.
6 Ye seed of Abraham his servant. The Psalmist addresses himself by name to his own countrymen, whom, as has been stated, God had bound to himself by a special adoption. It was a bond of uni...
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. O ye seed of Abraham - Ye Jews especially, who have been the peculiar objects of the Divine favor.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. O ye seed of Abraham his servant - the ground of hope to the afflicted Jews: they are 'the seed of Abraham, God's servant' o...
This Ps. and the following one form a closely connected pair, and may be looked on as by the same author. From the closing vv. of Psalms 106 it appears that they were written after the first return...
Psalms 105:1-45 IT is a reasonable conjecture that the Hallelujah at the end of Psalms 104:1-35 , where it is superfluous, properly belongs to this psalm, which would then be assimilated to Psal...
the Lord's Covenant with Israel Psalms 105:1-15 This psalm and the next are a pair, probably composed during the Exile in Babylon. They are evidently derived in part from the old Tabernacle ser...
This and the following psalm are companions. They reveal the two sides of the relation between God and His people during a long period. This one sings the song of His faithfulness and power; while th...
The Psalmist, to awaken in his own heart a proper sense of God's goodness, and to stir up suitable and corresponding affections in himself and the Church towards the Lord, for such love, in these ver...
O ye seed of Abraham his servant ,.... These are the persons all along before addressed; the Israelites, who descended from Abraham, were his natural seed and offspring, and who had reason to give t...
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. Ver. 6. O ye seed of Abraham, &c. ] Do thus, or else your pedigree will profit you no more than it did Dives in the flames, t...
Remember the judgments of his mouth Either, 1st, The laws delivered from his mouth: Or rather, 2d, The plagues, or punishments, which he brought upon Egypt by his mere word or command. O ye seed o...
An Invitation to Praise. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD ; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. ...
Children of Jacob; to whom he restrains the former more general expression, because these were the only branch of Abraham's seed to whom the following covenant and blessings belong.
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Perowne, “like the 78th and the 106th, has for its theme the early history of Israel, and God’s wonders wrought on behalf of the nation; but it differs from both thos...
This psalm, to Psalms 105:15 , is the same as 1 Chronicles 16:8 : whence it is evident that David was the author. It celebrates the dealings of God with Israel, from the call of Abraham to their se...
Seek the Lord and His strength: seek His face evermore. Public recognition of God I. After glorious success abroad, and in the most desirable affluence and security at home, it is the duty both...
EXPOSITION This is sometimes called a "Hallelujah psalm," since it ends with that phrase. It is a song of praise to God for his dealings with his people, resembling in its general character Psa...
Thanksgiving for God's Benefits. After an exhortation to praise God, directed especially to the congregation of Israel, the psalmist offers his reasons for the admonition presented, in a summary o...
1 Peter 2:9 ; Deuteronomy 7:6-8 ; Exodus 3:6 ; Isaiah 41:14 ; Isaiah 41:8 ; Isaiah 44:1 ; Isaiah 44:2 ; John 15:16 ; Romans 9:4-29
Of Jacob — The only branch of Abraham's seed to whom the following blessings belong.