--- title: "Psalms 149 - Study King James Bible with calvins commentary on the bible" description: "Read Psalms 149 with calvins commentary on the bible commentary. 1 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the chil" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/calvins-commentary-on-the-bible/psalms/149" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/149)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/149)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/149) Audio 1 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, *and* his praise in the congregation of saints.* 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.* 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.* 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 *Let* the high *praises* of God *be* in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;* 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, *and* punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. [Psalms 148](/study/psalms/148) [Psalms 150](/study/psalms/150) ## Commentary To verse 1 **1.***Sing to Jehovah a new song.* This exordium proves what I have just said, that the exhortation now given is addressed only to God’s people; for the singular goodness which is particularly extended to them affords more ample matter of praise. The probable conjecture is, that the Psalm was composed at the time when the people were begun to rejoice, or after they had returned to their native country from the Babylonish captivity. We will see from the context that a promise is given of recovery from their ruined condition. The object, I think, of the Psalmist, is to encourage them to expect the full and complete deliverance, some prelude of which had been suddenly and unexpectedly given in the permission to return. As the Church was not fully restored at once, but was with difficulty and only after a long period brought to a state of vigor, comfort such as this was much needed. The Spirit of God would also furnish a remedy for evils which were afterwards to break out; for the Church had scarcely begun to respire when it was again harassed with various evils, and oppressed by the cruel tyranny of Antiochus, which was followed up by a dreadful dispersion. The Psalmist had good reason therefore for animating the godly to look forward for the full accomplishment of the mercy of God, that they might be persuaded of divine protection until such time as the Messiah should arise who would gather all Israel. He calls this *a new song,* as we have noticed elsewhere, to distinguish it from those with which the saints commonly and daily praised God, for praise is their continued exercise. It follows that he speaks of some rare and unusual benefit, demanding signal and particular thanksgiving. And I am disposed to think that whoever may have been the author of the Psalm, he alludes to that passage in Isaiah, ([Isaiah 42:10](/kjv/isaiah/42/10),) “Sing unto the Lord a new song,” when he speaks of the future restoration of the Church, and the eternal kingdom of Christ. In the second clause of the verse there is a promise implied. For though he proceeds to exhort the Lord’s people to sing God’s praises together, he hints along with this that the Church would coalesce again into one body, so as to celebrate God’s praises in the solemn assembly. We know that so scattered were the Israelites, that the sacred songs ceased to be sung, as elsewhere they complain of being called upon to sing — “How shall we sing the songs of the Lord in a strange land?” ([Psalms 137:4](/kjv/psalms/137/4).) 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