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| Thanksgiving for Jehovah’s Saving Goodness. |
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1 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
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O give thanks – This Psalms was probably written for the dedication of the Temple. R4297:1
The last of the "Great Hillel," which was chanted antiphonally, or rather with responses, accompanied by the flute, on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. R2438:6*
Endureth for ever – The wrath of God is always just, and tempered with mercy. R2613:2, R5427:3; HG319:5
To a full completion. R5427:3
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2 Let Israel now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
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3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
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4 Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
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That fear the LORD – Perfect love casts out slavish, but not reverential, fear. R2986:6
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5 Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
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6 Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:
What can man do unto me?
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I will not fear – I shall be content, so long as I have my Father and my Redeemer. R5113:6
Can man do – Or say of me. R5113:6
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7 Jehovah is on my side among them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
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8 It is better to trust in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in man.
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9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in princes.
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10 All nations compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
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11 They compassed me about; yes, they compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
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12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
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13 Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But Jehovah helped me.
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14 Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation.
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15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
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16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
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17 I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of Jehovah.
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18 Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death.
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19 Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.
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20 This is the gate of Jehovah;
The righteous shall enter into it.
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This gate of – This is the gate that leadeth to. D639
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21 I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
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22 The stone which the builders rejected
Is become the head of the corner.
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The stone – Christ. R1796:4; C329
Is become – In reference to his triumph in the resurrection and his future glory as King of the whole earth. R1796:4
The head stone – Typified by the top stone of the Great Pyramid. C329; R1982:1,6
A foundation is laid in the heavens, not on earth; the living stones built upon it are cemented to it by heavenly not earthly, attractions. R1982:2
"The chief corner stone" of the Temple which God purposes to build. R2940:2
As of a pyramid. Every under-stone must be built in harmony with the lines and angles of the top-stone, showing how all of God's sons, earthly and heavenly, must be conformed to the image of his Son. A242, A243
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23 This is Jehovah’s doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
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It is marvellous – To have the stone "witness," the Great Pyramid, speak, and corroborate the testimony of the Bible, is astounding. C374
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24 This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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This is the day – The day of earth's salvation; the Millennial day of Christ's glory as the Head and Ruler of the world. C329; D639
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25 Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
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26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah:
We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
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27 Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
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Shewed us light – Truth. A20
Bind the sacrifice – In the time of sacrifice. R2789:1
Dying daily is a very hard thing to do. R4244:5*
The Vow is a closer binding of the sacrifice of consecration to the altar. R4402:3*
With cords – The cords of love and zeal. R2588:6
In the Tabernacle type, the goat was tied, picturing the covenant of sacrifice which we make. R4864:3
Of the altar – The Brazen altar. R101:1*
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28 Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
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29 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever. |
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