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Selected Verse: Psalms 149:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 149:5 |
King James |
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
in glory--the honorable condition to which they are raised.
upon their beds--once a place of mourning (Psa 6:6). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Let the saints be joyful in glory - In the glory of their condition; in the favor of God; in the honor which he bestows upon them. Let them rejoice in this; let them shout and triumph over this. Other men rejoice in honor; in wealth; in houses, lands, parks, libraries, works of art: let the saints rejoice in the glory of being the friends of God; in the hope of heaven. Compare Psa 84:11.
Let them sing aloud upon their beds - Compare Job 35:10, note; Act 16:25, note; Psa 34:1, note. The idea is, that in the meditations of the night, when darkness is around them, when alone with God, they may find occasion for exultation and praise. Their hearts may be full of joy, and alone they may give expression to their joy in songs of praise. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| In glory - For the honour which God putteth upon them. Beds - By night as well as by day. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Let the saints be joyful in glory - Let them be gloriously joyful: seeing themselves so honored and so successful, let them be joyful. God has put glory or honor upon them; let them give him the thanks due to his name.
Sing aloud upon their beds - While they are reclining on their couches. At their festal banquets, let them shout the praises of the Lord. In imitation of this we often have at our public entertainments the following words sung, taken from the Vulgate of Psa 115:1 : Non Nobis Domine Non Nobis; sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam! super Misericordia Tua et Veritate Tua. "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake." Let them mingle their feasting with Divine songs. This reclining on couches, while they take their food, is still practiced in Asiatic countries. |
6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
1 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.