Geneva Study Bible O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: {a} make known his deeds among the people.
(a) For as much as the Israelites were exempted from the common condemnation of the world, and were elected to be God's people, the prophet wills them to show themselves mindful by thanksgiving. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Seek the LORD, and his {b} strength: seek his face evermore.
(b) By the strength and face he means the ark where God declared his power and his presence. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; Remember his {c} marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the {d} judgments of his mouth;
(c) Which he has wrought in the deliverance of his people. (d) Because his power was declared living by this, as if he would have declared it by mouth. O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; Which covenant he {e} made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
(e) The promise God made to Abraham to be his God, and the God of his seed after him, he renewed and repeated again to his seed after him. And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: Saying, {f} Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
(f) He shows that they would not enjoy the land of Canaan by any other means, but by reason of his covenant made with their fathers. When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved {g} kings for their sakes;
(g) That is, the king of Egypt and the king of Gerar, Ge 12:17,20:3 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. Saying, Touch not mine {h} anointed, and do my {i} prophets no harm.
(h) Those whom I have sanctified to be my people. (i) Meaning, the old fathers, to whom God showed himself plainly, and who set forth his word. Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole {k} staff of bread.
(k) Either by sending scarcity or the strength and nourishment of it. He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. Until {l} the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
(l) So long he suffered adversity as God had appointed, and till he had sufficiently tried his patience. The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. To bind his {m} princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
(m) That the very princes of the countries would be at Joseph's commandment, and learn wisdom from him. Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. {n} He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
(n) So it is in God, either to move the hearts of the wicked to love or to hate God's children. He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they {o} rebelled not against his word.
(o) Meaning, Moses and Aaron. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. He {p} spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
(p) So that this vermin did not come by chance, but as God had appointed, and his prophet Moses spoke. He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. He gave them {q} hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
(q) It was strange to see rain in Egypt, much more it was fearful to see hail. He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, {r} He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
(r) He shows that all creatures are armed against man when God is his enemy as at his commandment the grasshoppers destroyed the land. And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was {s} not one feeble person among their tribes.
(s) When their enemies felt God's plagues his children by his providence were exempted. Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. Egypt was {t} glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
(t) For God's plagues caused them to prefer to depart with the Israelites rather than with their lives. He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. The people {u} asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
(u) Not for necessity but for satisfying of their lust. He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. For he remembered his holy {x} promise, and Abraham his servant.
(x) Which he confirms to the posterity in whom after a sort the dead live and enjoy the promises. And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: And he brought forth his people with {y} joy, and his chosen with gladness:
(y) When the Egyptians lamented and were destroyed. And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. That they might {z} observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. (z) This is the reason why God preserves his Church, because they should worship and call on him in this world. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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