“ He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. ”
He telleth the number of the stars - He counts them all. God only can do this. The stars are so numerous that no astronomer can count them; they lie so far in the depths of space, and are so remo...
He (d) telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names. (d) Though it seems incredible to man, that God should assemble his Church, being so dispersed, yet nothing can be too h...
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...
stars... names. See App-12. Compare Isaiah 40:26 . names. The reference is to the knowledge of the "names" in building up the nation of Israel. Compare verses: Psalms 147:2 ; Psalms 147:20 w...
4. Numbering the multitude, etc. As the gathering together of the people of whom the Psalmist spoke might appear to be an impossibility, there seems some ground for the opinion of those wh...
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. He telleth the number of the stars - He whose knowledge is so exact as to tell every star in heaven, can be under no difficul...
He telleth the number of the stars, &c.— i.e. "He as distinctly and exactly knows them, how numerous soever they be, (see Genesis 15:5 .) and how confusedly soever they seem to us to be scatte...
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. He telleth (or, literally, determines) the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. From earth the Psal...
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.
Stars. — This proof of God’s power to help, by reference to the stars of heaven, which are beyond man’s power to count, much more to name, but which the Almighty both numbers and names, seems rathe...
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...
Why We Praise the Lord Psalms 147:1-11 It has been supposed that this psalm was prepared for use when the new walls of the city were completed in the days of Nehemiah. It contains a further enu...
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)...
I consider this subject spiritually. For the building of Jerusalem is peculiarly the office of Christ. When the Lord promises to lift up an ensign to the people, it evidently refers to Christ. See th...
GOD’S BUILDING ‘The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; He...
He telleth the number of the stars ,.... Which no man can do exactly; see Genesis 15:5 ; the ancient astronomers pretended to tell them, as Aratus and Eudoxus o, and fixed their number at a thousan...
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names. Ver. 4. He telleth the number of the stars ] Which to man is impossible, as Aristotle maintaineth against those astronomer...
He telleth the number of the stars Which no man can do, for those which astronomers number are only such as are most distinctly visible to the eye, and most considerable for their influences. He c...
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the L ORD : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for i...
He telleth the number of the stars, which no man can do, Genesis 22:17 . For those thousand and twenty-five which astrononers number, are only such as are most distinctly visible to the eye, and m...
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...
Psalms 147:2-5 The text reveals the constructive side of Divine government: I. As shown in the building up of the Church. That He should do so shows: (1) that the Church is self-demolished; (2) t...
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...
Praise ye the Lord. Genuine worship: - I. The transcendent excellence of true worship (verse 1). 1. It is good. (1) It accords with the constitution of the human soul. (2) It accords w...
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.
Genesis 15:5 ; Isaiah 40:26 ; Psalms 148:3 ; Psalms 8:3
Calleth them — He exactly knows them as we do those whom we can call by name.