THE PSALMS.
Day 30.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the flour of wheat( 1).
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth and his word runneth very swiftly( 2).
16 He giveth snow like wool: and scattereth the hoar- frost like ashes.
3. Rather, masses of
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels( 3): congealed water; who is able to abide his frost?
that is, hail.
1. Deut. 32. 14.
:
2 Praise him, all ye angels of his praise him, all his host.
3 Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light( 6).
4 Praise him, all ye heavens: and ye waters that are above the heavens.
2. All nature obeys His decree.
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow( 4).
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob: his statutes and ordinances unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: neither have the heathen knowledge of his mercy rest upon her,
laws.
vernal blessings bloom around her!
5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for he spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever: he hath given them a law which shall not be broken.
4. As the sun regulateth the seasons, so doth God his Church; when He departeth,
a winter of sorrow awaiteth her; when the beams of His
PSALM 148.( D) Laudate Dominum.
( 5) PRAISE the Lord of heaven: praise 5. The Psalmist calls
him in the height.
upon
choir to open the Song of Praise.
6. In their splendour, these speak the glory of God; in their submission to His laws, do they call upon men to imitate their implicit obedience.
7. Rather, serpents, and the caverns in
7 Praise the Lord upon earth: ye dragons, which ye dwell; and all deeps( 7);
enormous snakes are often found in
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours: wind and storm, fulfilling his word;
hot countries, at
the bottom of pits.
D. This most beautiful Psalm, calling upon Heaven and earth to declare the transcendant power and munificence of their Creator, was probably composed by David, when God had given him rest from all his enemies.( 2 Sam. 7. 1.)
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