This is a proof of the bent of David's mind, in the composition of this beautiful and devout Psalm. If the Reader will critically examine it, he will discover that it is a compilation from several other Psalms. Some of the first verses of it are gathered from Psalms 105:1. The 23rd to 34th (1 Chronicles 16:23-34) are taken from, or rather are the whole of Psalms 96:1. And another part is take from Psalms 136:1, and the two last verses of Psalms 106:1. Some from hence have thought, and there seems a great propriety in the opinion, that the way to praise God with the spirit and with the understanding also is to gather our songs of praise from various parts of the Book of God. It is evident, I confess, to me, that whether in prayer or praise, the best words we have to take with us to turn unto the Lord are the words of the Lord. The hymns and compositions of men, however beautifully turned in period or in the jingle of rhyme, cannot be so proper to draw nigh to God with, as the words which the Lord hath himself given us.
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1 Chronicles 16:7
7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.