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He brought forth his people with joy, His chosen with singing.
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The Song of Deliverance
Commentators note that the joy and singing mentioned were not just general feelings but a specific, powerful response to God's miraculous deliverance. Several scholars connect the 'singing' directly to the song of Moses and Miriam after the Israelites safely crossed the Red Sea (Exodus 15), a moment of exuberant worship for a concrete act of salvation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he brought forth his people with joy - With joy at their deliverance from bondage, and for his merciful interposition.
19th Century
Anglican
Gladness. —Better, singing. Alluding, possibly, to Miriam’s song on the shore of the Red Sea.
16th Century
Protestant
And he brought forth his people with joy. The prophet mentions joy and gladness to magnify more highly the greatness of …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he brought forth his people with joy Or "therefore" {f}, in consequence of his promise, and the remembrance of i…
As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in numbe…
