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| 1 A Psalm. |
His holy arm – Jesus, the power of Jehovah. E47; R4792:6
To no human generalship can the honors of the coming victory for truth and righteousness be ascribed, but to the King of kings and Lord of lords. D19
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| Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, For wonders He hath done, Given salvation to Him hath His right hand and His holy arm. |
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| 2 Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness, |
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| 3 He hath remembered His kindness, And His faithfulness to the house of Israel, All ends of earth have seen the salvation of our God. |
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| 4 Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing. |
Make a joyful noise – All who have heart sentiments of thankfulness and gratitude should be encouraged to make a joyful noise unto the Lord, without trained choirs being necessary. R2511:5
All the earth – The work of judgment is a great cause for rejoicing, not only among the saints, but in the whole earth. R5989:2
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| 5 Sing to Jehovah with harp, With harp, and voice of praise, |
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| 6 With trumpets, and voice of a cornet, Shout ye before the king Jehovah. |
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| 7 Roar doth the sea and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it. |
The world – The face of nature reassumes the smile of unfallen times. It is earth's festival, the world's Jubilee. R302:3*
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| 8 Floods clap hand, together hills cry aloud, |
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| 9 Before Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth, He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the people in uprightness! |
For he cometh – See comments on Psa. 96:13
To judge the earth – A period of glory and blessing, not dread. OV255:1, OV311:1; A142, A143
Cannot begin until the great Judge takes his seat and authority. R5443:5
The saints are to be judges with Christ. R5776:2, R569:4
Judge the world – By the Messenger of the Covenant, now present. R5442:3
After the Day of Wrath. R5442:4
The love of God brings judgment to the world. R5442:1
All hopes of eternal life are based on this trial. R5442:2
All who prefer sin will be destroyed in Second Death. R5442:3
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