Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 150:2
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
2. for his mighty acts ] Cp. Psa 106:2; Psa 145:4; Psa 145:11-12.
according to the abundance of his greatness] Cp. 1Ch 29:11, “Thine is the greatness and the might.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Praise him for his mighty acts – See the notes at Psa 145:4 : One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. The Hebrew word is the same. The reference is to that which displays the power of God; the things which manifest his omnipotence.
Praise him according to his excellent greatness – Hebrew, the multitude of his greatness. Let the praise in elevation correspond with this; let it be such as shall properly express this; let all be employed that will contribute to make this known, or that will be appropriate to this. Hence, the psalmist proceeds to call on all to make use of everything, by instrument and voice, that would in any manner set forth the praise of God.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 2. For his mighty acts] Whether manifested in creation, government, mercy or justice.
His excellent greatness.] kerob gudlo, according to the multitude of his magnitude, or of his majesty. [Anglo-Saxon]; After the manyfoldness of his mickleness. – Anglo-Saxon. After the mykelnes of his greathede. – Old Psalter. Let the praise be such as is becoming so great, so holy, and so glorious a Being.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
As his infinite majesty deserves to be praised.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. mighty acts (Ps145:4).
excellent greatnessor,abundance of greatness.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Praise him for his mighty acts,…. The creation of all things out of nothing; the sustaining of all beings; the government of the world; the redemption of man by Christ, and the wonderful works done by him on earth; the work of grace upon the hearts of his people, and the preservation of them in grace to glory;
praise him according to his excellent greatness; or, “according to the multitude of his greatness” t; which appears in his nature, perfections, and work, and these both of providence and grace; and in proportion hereunto, and according to the abilities of creatures, angels, and men, is he to be praised; which is giving him the honour due unto his name; see Ps 96:8.
t “secundum multudinem magnitudinie ejus”, V. L. Montanus, Gejerus; so Ainsworth.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) Mighty acts . . . excellent greatness.The one displayed on earth, the other manifested in heaven. (See preceding Note.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2. Mighty acts excellent greatness These are named as reasons for this coextensive, universal praise.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Ver. 2. Praise him for his mighty acts ] Those wonderful effects of his creative and providential omnipotence.
Praise him according to his excellent greatness
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
for = in [the recital of] His mighty acts.
mighty acts. Some codices, with Aram, and Syriac, read “His might”.
excellent = the abundance of His greatness or grandeur.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
for his mighty: Psa 145:5, Psa 145:6, Rev 15:3, Rev 15:4
according: Psa 96:4, Psa 145:3, Deu 3:24, Jer 32:17-19
Reciprocal: Deu 11:7 – General Deu 32:3 – ascribe Neh 12:27 – thanksgivings Psa 19:1 – the firmament
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 150:2. Praise him for his mighty acts Hebrew, , for his mightinesses; for all the instances of his might shown in the dispensations of his providence and grace; the power he hath exerted in creating, upholding, and governing the world, and in redeeming and saving the human race. Praise him according to his excellent greatness Or, as Dr. Hammond renders , according to the multitude of his magnificence Not that our praises can bear any proportion to Gods greatness, for it is infinite, but because he is greater than we can express or conceive, we must raise our conceptions and expressions to the highest degree to which we can attain. We must not be afraid of saying too much in the praises of God, as we often do in praising even great and good men; all the danger is, of our saying too little; and therefore when he have done our utmost we must own, that though we have praised him in consideration of his excellent greatness, yet not in proportion to it.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2. The cause 150:2
All God’s powerful acts and His surpassing greatness call for praise. These are general categories describing the works and character of God. The psalmist could have cited many specific examples in each category.
"To praise the abundance of his power is the purpose which links together the most diverse voices in heaven and on earth in a tremendous symphonic hymn of praise." [Note: Weiser, p. 841.]