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One generation will commend your works to another, And will declare your mighty acts.
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Passing the Torch of Praise
Commentators emphasize that this verse describes a sacred duty for every generation. Charles Spurgeon calls it a 'hallowed tradition' and a 'precious legacy.' The praise of God is not meant to die with us; it is a 'flaming torch' that we are responsible for passing on by actively teaching and training the next generation to continue the song of worship.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
One generation shall praise thy works...—shall praise You on account of Your works or Your doings. That is, Your praise shall be al…
19th Century
Anglican
Shall praise. —Or, praises, with the idea of indefinite continuance; and so in the following verses.
Baptist
One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
There is a hallowed tradition of praise; eac…
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16th Century
Protestant
Generation to generation, and so forth. Here he insists upon the general truth that all people were made and are preserved in life for thi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
One generation shall praise your works to another The works of providence done in one age shall be told by the fathe…
Those who, under troubles and temptations, abound in fervent prayer, will at the proper time abound in grateful praise, which is the true language …
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