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| 1 Praise ye Yah, Sing to Yahweh a song that is new, his praise in the convocation of the men of lovingkindness. |
Praise ye the LORD – This should be the attitude of all God's saints. Once we see the glory of God as displayed in His wonderful Plan of the Ages, how could we do otherwise than to praise Him and His wonderful Son!
Sing unto the LORD a new song – The song of Moses and the Lamb. Rev. 15:2-4 |
| 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, Let the sons of Zion exult in their king; |
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| 3 Let them praise his Name in the dance, with timbrel and lyre, Let them make music to him. |
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| 4 For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory. |
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| 5 Let the men of lovingkindness exult as they glory, Let them shout aloud upon their beds: |
Let the saints be joyful in glory – Clearly the glorified saints are joyful, yet the remainder of this verse applies to the saints still in the flesh. This likely applies to both.
Let them sing – The saints of God are often shown as singing. There is no one else who has a greater reason than these who have learned the Song of Moses and the Lamb! This refers to the Lord's "little flock." Rev. 14:1-3; 15:2-4; Isa. 52:7-8
Aloud – These are not silent but are joyfully and actively singing the praises of the Lord and His wonderful Plan of the Ages for the restitution of all the willing of mankind!
Upon their beds – Beds are where we take our rest. Our rest is in the Lord and this rest is based upon our understanding of His Word and the precious promises contained therein. Therefore, beds picture to us the sum total of one's faith. R5804:2-3
This picture, we believe, is on this side the veil. The verses that follow bear this out, for while joyfully singing praises to God in their beds, they are, at the same time, actively engaged in battle as represented by them wielding the two-edged sword! Heb. 4:12 |
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| 6 The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand: |
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| 7 To execute an avenging among the nations, rebukes among the peoples: |
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| 8 To bind their kings with fetters, and their honoured ones with iron bands: |
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| 9 To execute upon them the sentence written, An honour, shall it be to all his men of lovingkindness. Praise ye Yah! |
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