Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 149:1

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 149:1

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 149:1

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints." — Psalms 149:1 (ASV)

A new song.— See Psalms 33:3.

The congregation. —Apparently the psalm puts us in the Maccabean age, when the chasîdîm had become a regular title for the patriotic party.