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Psalms 150:1

Psalms 150:1
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Praise ye the Lord,.... Or, "hallelujah"; which, in the Targum, Septuagint, and Vulgate Latin versions, is the title of the psalm; and expresses the subject of it, the praise of the Lord;

praise God…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Praise ye the Lord - See the notes at Psa 146:1. Praise God in his sanctuary - His holy place; the place where he dwells. The allusion here is, probably, to the temple, the place of his abode on…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 150:1-6

We are here, with the greatest earnestness imaginable, excited to praise God; if, as some suppose, this psalm was primarily intended for the Levites, to stir them up to do their office in the house of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

God El, the God of sovereign power (Psa 90:2).

in his sanctuary This may mean the temple (cp. Psa 63:2, &c.), and the verse will then be a call to men to praise Jehovah in His earthly abode, and to…