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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 89:5
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord, etc.] Which, by a prosopopceia, may be understood of the heavens literally, in the same sense as other inanimate creatures praise the Lord, (<19E803>Psalm 148:3,4), or mystically of the church, consisting of heaven born souls, and whose doctrines and ordinances are from heaven; or of the apostles, as Jerom, who had their ministry, mission, commission, and gifts, from thence; or rather of the angels, the inhabitants of heaven, who praise the Lord for his wonderful works of nature, providence, and grace, (<19E802>Psalm 148:2), particularly they admire and praise the wonderful work of redemption “that wonderful thing of thine” f1260, as the word may be rendered, being in the singular number: the person of the Redeemer is wonderful, and that is his name; his incarnation is a most amazing thing, it is the great mystery of godliness; and the redemption wrought out by him is the wonder of men and angels: when he appeared in the world, the angels of God worshipped him; at his birth, they sung glory to God in the highest; and the mysteries of his grace are what they look into with wonder and praise, (<580106>Hebrews 1:6 <420213> Luke 2:13,14 <600112>1 Peter 1:12), thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints; i.e. is praised there; which Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret of the angels also, who are called saints, (<053302>Deuteronomy 33:2), of which there is a congregation, even an innumerable company, (<661906>Revelation 19:6), these not only admire and praise the wonderful works of the Lord, but his perfections also; and particularly his faithfulness in the execution of promises and threatenings, (<660711>Revelation 7:11,12 16:5), but rather holy men are meant, such as are called to be saints, and are gathered together in a Gospel church state, designed by a congregation of them, among and by whom the truth and faithfulness of God, as well as his lovingkindness and mercy, are spoken of with the highest commendation, (<194009>Psalm 40:9,10).
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