“ He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. ”
He maketh peace in thy borders - Margin, he maketh thy border peace. The word border here refers to a boundary, and stands for all the domain or territory included within the boundaries of a coun...
CXLVII. The LXX, perhaps rightly, divides the Ps. into two, Psalms 147:1-11 and Psalms 147:12-20 . Psalms 147:1-11 . An invitation to praise Yahweh for His almighty power and His kindness t...
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DISCOURSE: 748 TEMPORAL MERCIES A GROUND OF PRAISE [Note: Thanksgiving Sermon for Peace, written January 18, 1816. It is not to be supposed that the same circumstances will ever occur again; and th...
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He maketh peace - They were now no longer troubled with the Samaritans, Moabites, etc.
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He maketh peace in thy borders ( Isaiah 60:17-18 ), and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat - literally,...
A song of praise in which the Psalmist recounts God's mercies (1) in restoring Jerusalem, (2) in helping those cast down, (3) in caring for the animal world, and (4) in the changing seasons.
Maketh peace. — Or, placing as thy border peace. Finest of the wheat. — Literally, fat of wheat. (See Psalms 81:16 .)
Psalms 147:1-20 THE threefold calls to praise Jehovah ( Psalms 147:1 , Psalms 147:7 , Psalms 147:12 ) divide this psalm into three parts, the two former of which are closely connected, inasmuch...
Peace and Prosperity Psalms 147:12-20 From Psalms 147:12 on there is a more personal address to Jerusalem and Zion. The thee and thou justify the application of the psalm to the spiritual...
In this psalm, beginning with a call which declares the pleasantness and comeliness of praise (v. Psa 147:1), the singer first celebrates the Divine activity in restoring His people (vv. Psa 147:2-6)...
New and increasing claims are upon Zion, for renewed instances of divine favor. And, Reader! this is your case, and mine. Every day, nay every moment, Jesus visits his people, Isaiah 27:3 . And how...
He maketh peace [in] thy borders ,.... Which are usually most infested by enemies, It may denote the universality of peace throughout the land, in all the parts and borders of it; and be understood...
He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Ver. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders ] Peace, peace, Isaiah 26:3 , peace of country and of conscience. And...
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates Thy strength consists not in thy walls, and gates, and bars, but in his protection. They had walls and gates, and kept their gates barred in time of d...
Jerusalem and Zion Called to Praise to God; God's Favour to Israel. 12 Praise the L ORD , O Jerusalem; praise thy God,...
In thy borders; in all thy land, even to its utmost borders, which are most liable to the incursion of enemies.
INTRODUCTION “Like the last Psalm, and like those which follow it, this is evidently an anthem intended for the service of the Second Temple. It celebrates God’s almighty and gracious rule over His...
This is one of the Hallelujah Psalms; it begins and ends with «Praise ye the LORD.» May our hearts be in tune, that we may praise the Lord while we read these words of praise! Psalms 147:1 . Prais...
This psalm, like the preseding, is without title in the Hebrew or Chaldee; but is ascribed by the Versions to Haggai and Zechariah. REFLECTIONS. The people are here exhorted to praise God for al...
He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates. Piety exulting in Divine goodness I. In the general prosperity of society. He recognizes the good hand of God-- 1. In the rebuilding of the city (...
EXPOSITION This psalm is generally assigned to the time of the dedication of the city wall ( Nehemiah 12:27-16 ), when the gate-towers had been set up, and the gates and bars put in their places...
Hallelujah to the God of Zion. A Hallelujah Psalm, setting forth God's providential care toward all creatures, but especially toward His people, His holy congregation.
1 Chronicles 22:9 ; Deuteronomy 32:14 ; Deuteronomy 8:7 ; Deuteronomy 8:8 ; Ezekiel 27:17 ; Isaiah 60:17 ; Isaiah 60:18 ; Isaiah 66:12 ; Isaiah 9:6 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Leviticus 26:6 ; Psalms...
Borders — In all thy land, even to its utmost borders.