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| 1 Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright. |
Rejoice in the LORD – Rejoicing and the spirit of praise are indissolubly linked in the divine economy. R2031:3
Praise is comely – Gratitude is one of the divinely implanted instincts of a soul bearing the image of God, and should therefore be cultivated. R2031:2
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| 2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute. |
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| 3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound. |
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| 4 For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness. |
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| 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah. |
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| 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. |
By the word – Not Jehovah personally, but he used various agencies. He gave orders and they were promptly executed. E182
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| 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses. |
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| 8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. |
In awe – Before God, infinite in wisdom, justice, love and power. SM168:4
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| 9 For *he* spoke, and it was done; *he* commanded, and it stood fast. |
For he spake – When we read that Jehovah created the heavens and the earth, we are not to suppose that he personally handled it, but that he used various agencies. R370:4
And it was done – His orders were promptly executed. E182
Satan has never interfered with God's plans. A116
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| 10 Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect. |
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| 11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. |
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| 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance! |
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| 13 Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men: |
From heaven – The bodily presence of Jehovah is in heaven. R5547:6
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| 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth; |
Looketh upon all – The Lord has means by which he can be cognizant of all earthly affairs. R5547:6
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| 15 He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works. |
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| 16 The king is not saved by the multitude of his forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. |
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| 17 The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power. |
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| 18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness, |
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| 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. |
Their soul – Being. R277:1
From death – Not the body, but the being, called in the Scriptures, "soul," dies. R205:4, R277:1
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| 20 Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield. |
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| 21 For in him shall our heart rejoice, because we have confided in his holy name. |
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| 22 Let thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee. |
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