Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
back to:
Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 112
Overview:
An exhortation to praise
God.
-
God has praise from his own people. They have most reason to
praise him; for those who attend him as his servants, know him
best, and receive most of his favours, and it is easy, pleasant
work to speak
Well of their Master.
God's name ought to be
praised in every place, from
East to west. Within this wide
space the
Lord's name is to be praised; it ought to be
So,
though it is not. Ere long it will be, when all nations shall
come and
Worship before him.
God is exalted above all blessing
and praise. We must therefore say, with holy admiration, Who is
like unto the
Lord our
God? How condescending in him to behold
the things in the
Earth! And what amazing condescension was it
for the
Son of God to come from
Heaven to
Earth, and take our
nature upon him, that he might seek and save those that were
lost! How vast his
Love in taking upon him the nature of
Man, to
Ransom guilty souls!
God sometimes makes glorious his own
Wisdom
and power, when, having some great work to do, he employs those
least likely, and least thought of for it
By themselves or
others. The apostles were sent from
Fishing to be fishers of
men. And this is
God's constant method in his kingdom of
Grace.
He takes men,
By nature beggars, and even traitors, to be his
favourites, his children,
Kings and priests unto him; and
Numbers them with the princes of his
Chosen people. He gives us
all our comforts, which are generally the more welcome when long
delayed, and
No longer expected. Let us pray that those lands
which are yet
Barren, may speedily become fruitful, and produce
many converts to join in praising the
Lord.