God for us:Creator, Governor, Disposer of all things; so as to make practically independent of the world's resources, as well as master over all that sin has caused in it.
Shout for joy in Jehovah, ye righteous:for the upright, comely is praise.
2. Celebrate Jehovah with the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre sing to Him psalms.
3. Sing to Him a new song:play skillfully with a loud noise.
4. For right is Jehovah's word; and in faithfulness all His work.
5. He loveth justice and judgment:the earth is full of the goodness of Jehovah.
6. By Jehovah's word were the heavens made; and all their host by the breath of His mouth.
7. He passeth as a heap the waters of the sea; He lath up the depths in treasuries.
8. Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him!
9. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood.
10. Jehovah bringeth to naught the counsel of the nations; He disalloweth the thoughts of the peoples.
11. The counsel of Jehovah standeth forever; the thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.
12. Happy is the nation whose God Jehovah is, -the people He hath chosen for His inheritance.
13. Jehovah regardeth from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.
14. From the place of His habitation He looketh close upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15. He who fashioneth their hearts together, who understandeth all their works.
16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host:a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17. The horse is a vain thing for safety, and by his great strength he shall not deliver.
18. Lo, Jehovah's eye is toward them that fear . Him, toward those who hope in His mercy;
19. To rescue their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20. Our soul hath looked for Jehovah; our help and shield is He.
21. For our heart shall be glad in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.
22. Let Thy mercy, Jehovah, be upon us, according as we hope in Thee.
Remarks.-This is a psalm which anticipates somewhat one of the themes of the fourth book, of which the hundred and fourth psalm is a full expression. "Jehovah" is the covenant-name of God, the name by which He takes up in grace His people. But Jehovah is the Creator-God, in whose hands all His works are. The fourth book dwells upon the fact that in Christ these two are one-the breach between Creator and creation healed, and more:the Creator Himself has done this. This gives its character to the coming of Christ as Jehovah, who yet is Second Man, to take possession of all. The present psalm gives only the effect for faith now of the Covenant-God of grace being Creator and Sovereign of all.