Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 146:10
The LORD shall reign forever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
10. Cp. Exo 15:18. Such is Jehovah, Zion’s God: and His reign is eternal, not transitory, like the dominion of earthly princes ( Psa 146:3-4). Cp. Psa 145:13.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The Lord shall reign for ever – See the notes at Psa 10:16 : The Lord is King forever and ever Compare Exo 15:18.
Even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations – As long as the world shall endure. There shall be no change of dynasty as there is in human governments; but the same King shall reign from age to age.
Praise ye the Lord – Hallelu-jah. The psalm closes as it commences. It is a call on all persons to unite in the praise of Yahweh.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 146:10
The Lord shall reign for ever.
The eternal reign of Zions King
I. The King to be proclaimed–Jehovah, the Triune God.
1. The Three Persons of the Deity are included and pointed out as the joint-covenanters for Zions salvation.
2. He is the avenger of Zion, and the judge of their cause.
3. He is endeared to Zion by His signify.
4. The union is eternal. I want a Christianity that not only brings me to heaven at last, but that brings heaven down to my soul now, that I may gain the foretaste of eternal bliss even in a world of sorrows. Blessed be God, I know something about it.
II. The interests of His kingdom.
1. The safety of all His subjects, because they are His own peculiar care.
2. The undivided allegiance of His subjects.
3. The statutes and laws of His kingdom are inimitable and immutable.
III. Its never-ending duration. The King eternal, immortal, hatch spoiled death, and taken away his sting; and He has removed its terrors, and for ever put away the second death, so that none of His subjects can by any possibility enter upon it; for on such the second death hath no power. They are blessed and holy, having been made partakers of the first resurrection from the death of sin to a life of righteousness. And because our King is immortal, and dieth no more, and lives for ever–cannot grow old–without beginning of days, or end of years, so are all His subjects; for I hear Him thus proclaim for their encouragement, Because I live, ye shall live also.
IV. Hallelujah. Oh for more exalted strains! Oh for stronger language! Oh for a fuller vocabulary, and boundless ideas to be thrown forth as with a cataract, and without reserve, to glorify, and honour, and exalt the precious name of Jesus; for all the voices in heaven are thus employed. And how should this encourage the subjects of His grace on earth! (J. Irons.)
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Psa 147:1-20
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 10. The Lord shall reign for ever] Therefore he can never fail; and he is thy God, O Zion. Hitherto he has helped you and your fathers; and has extended that help from generation to generation. Therefore trust in him and bless the Lord.
ANALYSIS OF THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH PSALM
The subject of this Psalm is the same with the former.
It is divided into four parts: –
I. An exhortation to praise God, Ps 146:1. Which the psalmist resolves to do, Ps 146:2.
II. A dehortation from confidence in man, Ps 146:3-4.
III. He pronounces them happy who trust in God, Ps 146:5.
IV. And to persuade to this he uses every reason, Ps 146:6-10.
I. He begins with a dialogism.
1. “He speaks to all: “Praise ye the Lord.”
2. Then by an apostrophe he turns to himself: “Praise the Lord, O my soul.”
3. And his soul answers: “While I live,” c. While I am, while I shall be.
II. But the prophet, for fear men should trust too much in the great, and not rely wholly upon God, exhorts them: “Put not your trust in princes,” &c.
He gives his reasons for the warning: –
1. Because of their impotency: “There is no help in them,” &c.
2. Because of their mortality: “Their breath goeth forth,” &c.
III. If a man will be happy, the prophet shows him that he must rely upon God alone for,
1. “Happy is he that hath,” &c. Him in whom Jacob trusted.
2. “And whose hope,” &c. Not in short-lived man.
And this he confirms by many reasons: –
I. From his omnipotence: “He is God the Creator,” &c.
II. From his veracity: “Who keeps truth for ever,” &c. His word is passed for our protection, and he can and will keep it.
III. From his justice: “He executeth judgment,” &c.
IV. From his mercy.
1. “He giveth food,” &c. Relieves men in their necessities.
2. “The Lord looseth the prisoner.” Another act of grace, again.
3. “The Lord openeth the eyes,” &c. Whether spiritually or corporeally.
4. “The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down,” &c. By sin or misery.
V. From his love: “The Lord loveth,” &c. Of which the effects are: –
1. “The Lord preserveth,” &c.
2. “He delivereth the fatherless,” &c.
3. But the ungodly find a far different effect: “But the way of the wicked,” &c. He makes their glory to perish utterly.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The Lord shall reign for ever,…. The Messiah, who is King of kings and Lord of lords; and in this he is superior to, them, they reign but for a while, but he for evermore; the throne of majesty and glory on which he sits is for ever and ever; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; of his government, and the peace of it, there will be no end; he is King of saints now, and reigns in their hearts, and in his churches, and in the world; and he will reign with his people, and they with him, a thousand years on earth; and then they will reign together to all eternity; see Ps 14:6. Both Jarchi and Kimchi refer this to the Messiah and his kingdom; the note of the former is,
“he shall confirm his kingdom in the redemption or salvation of his children;”
and of the latter,
“it shall be said he is King over all, after he has executed judgment on the wicked in the valley of Jehoshaphat;”
[even] thy God, O Zion, unto, all generations; he who is Zion’s God is Zion’s King, head over all things to the church; and this is her joy and comfort in every age, that her God and her King reigns, and will reign for evermore; and especially in a glorious manner in the latter day; see Isa 52:7; and as all this is a solid ground and foundation of truth in the Lord, and serves to encourage saints to make him their help and hope; and shows how happy they are that have him as such; so it is matter of praise and thanksgiving: hence it follows,
praise ye the Lord; or “hallelujah”; and so the psalm ends as it began.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
10. Jehovah shall reign, etc. He directs his discourse to the Church, that he may more effectually persuade all God’s people of their really finding him to be such as he had just described. When he says that God is king for ever, we are to remember at the same time the purpose for which he reigns — taking our definition of it from the preceding ascription’s. It follows that, whether living or dying, we shall be safe under the keeping of a king who reigns expressly for our salvation. Had he said no more than that Jehovah reigned for ever, we would have been ready to object the distance between us and his inconceivable greatness. He states, therefore, in express terms, his being bound by sacred covenant to his chosen people.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(10) Comp. Exo. 15:18; Psa. 99:1.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. The Lord shall reign for ever Israel had seen kings and dynasties come and go, while Jehovah, the God of their fathers, was the same, and his years and power did not fail. He is now anew recognised as the God of this mountain, Mount Zion, which, therefore, cannot be removed, and he that trusteth in him shall, like Zion, abide for ever.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
REFLECTIONS
HAIL! thou glorious King of Zion, Jesus, before whom every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess that thou art, universal Lord, to the glory of God the Father! I would begin every hymn, and close every prayer with Hallelujah. Surely, Lord, every redeemed soul upon earth, as well as those in heaven, thus taught by thee may join the song, for thou art worthy to receive all glory and honour, for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood. I behold, Lord, in princes and everything around, the dying perishing circumstances of all the earth. The children of men must die; mountains shall depart; hills be removed; but Jesus liveth. He that is I AM, amidst all revolutions is I AM still. Precious thought! what a foundation is here for thee, my soul! It is He that hath opened thy blind eyes. It is He that hath loosed thee, out of prison. He that hath been thy help, now is, and ever will be thy Redeemer, thy God, and the lifter up of thine head. Here rest then, and shout Hallelujah! This God is thy God forever and ever: He will be thy guide unto death.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 146:10 The LORD shall reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
Ver. 10. The Lord shall reign for ever ] Non sibi, sed in salutem nostram, for our sakes he reigneth, that he may execute judgment, give food, loose prisoners, open eyes, &c.
Supplices idem, timidosque terra
Erigit vultus, et honore donat.
Therefore trust in him, and him alone, and that way praise him
for ever. Contrast Psa 146:4. Compare Rev 11:15.
Zion. See App-68.
reign: Psa 10:16, Psa 145:13, Exo 15:18, Isa 9:7, Dan 2:44, Dan 6:26, Dan 7:14, Rev 11:15
thy God: Psa 147:12, Isa 12:6, Isa 40:9, Isa 52:7, Joe 3:17
Reciprocal: Jer 8:19 – her king Lam 5:19 – thy throne Dan 4:34 – him
Psa 146:10. The Lord shall reign for ever His kingdom shall continue throughout all the revolutions of time, and to the remotest ages of eternity; even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations Christ is set as King on the holy hill of Zion, and his kingdom shall continue in a glory that shall know no period. It cannot be destroyed by an invader: it shall not be left to a successor; either to a succeeding monarch, or to a succeeding monarchy, but shall stand for ever. It is matter of unspeakable comfort that the Lord reigns, as Zions God, and as Zions King, that the Messiah is head over all things to the church, and will be so while the world stands.
146:10 The LORD shall {h} reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
(h) He assures the Church that God reigns forever for the preservation of the same.
The psalmist concluded by affirming that Israel’s God will reign as long as human life endures. This was his conclusion in view of what he had said about God’s abilities earlier in this psalm. Consequently people should praise the Lord.
Whereas human life depends on man’s need to trust his fellow man, we should avoid the temptation to trust in human beings entirely or even primarily. Yahweh is the only Person who is worthy of our absolute trust. Reflection on the differences between people and God makes this clear. [Note: See R. B. Allen, And I . . ., pp. 214-24, 225-38.]
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)