Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 106:47

Albert Barnes Commentary

Psalms 106:47

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Psalms 106:47

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Save us, O Jehovah our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise." — Psalms 106:47 (ASV)

Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen (Psalms 106:47) — From among the nations. From this it would seem that the psalm was composed when the nation was in captivity, or was dispersed among the nations that were hostile to them. The prayer is that as God had, in former periods, recovered his people when they were in exile, or were scattered abroad, he would again graciously interpose and bring them to the land of their fathers, where they had been accustomed to worship God.

To give thanks unto thy holy name — To you; a holy God. That we may praise you in the place where you are accustomed to be worshipped—in the sanctuary.

And to triumph in thy praise — To exult; to rejoice; to be glad in praising you—in your worship.