Psalms 149

God has committed all judgment to the Son, and Christ's is the highest court of judicature: if this King once condemns men, there is no appeal to any other court. Branch 3. See where we are to go when we are foiled by corruption — go to Christ; he is King; desire him by his king…

The malicious man is not like to enjoy either earth or Heaven; not the earth, for the meek shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:4). Nor is he like to enjoy Heaven, for God will beautify the meek with salvation (Psalm 149:4). So that the malicious man is cut off both from earth and…

All God's children are kings: though they have not earthly kingdoms, yet, 1. They carry a kingdom about them (Luke 17:21): The kingdom of God is within you: grace is a kingdom set up in the hearts of God's children. They are kings to rule over their sins: to bind those kings in…

Especially, there is one duty that melancholy and sadness of spirit unfits for, and that is thankfulness. Thankfulness is a tribute, or quit-rent due to God (Psalm 149:3): "Let the saints be joyful, let the high praises of God be in their mouth." But when Satan has disturbed a C…

God has raised you out of the low estate wherein you were by nature, and has made you more illustrious than others, that he may set you with angels, those princes above. Oh let the high praises of God be in your mouth (Psalm 149:6). God has done more for believers, than for all…

Now this very estate is the estate of every child of God; and so far as he has the Son, so far does he express this estate in his whole conversation. (For an estate of humiliation) great and many are the afflictions of the righteous (Psalm 34:18-19); there is their debasement in…

Yet is it not a greater matter to be the Son of God, than to be the son-in-law to a king? But his eyes are not haughty, he does not exercise himself in such things as these be, but yet he exercises himself in greater matters than these things are; and therefore, when Christian m…

There will be tedious conflicts and trials, but yet there is hope of deliverance; God is willing and God is able. He is willing, because he is sufficiently inclined to it by the grace and favor that he bears his people (Psalm 149:4). The Lord takes pleasure in his people, he wil…

Rejoice evermore. Psalm 149. 2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; let the Children of Zion be joyful in their King.

It is an ornament of his accepting (it must needs be so, if it be of his own working), for to him that has this ornament, more adorning shall be given. He has promised (Psalm 149:4) that he will beautify the meek with salvation; and if the garments of salvation will not beautify…

The meek have the earth only for their sojourning house; they have heaven for their mansion house. Psalm 149:4: He will beautify the meek with salvation. The meek beautify religion, and God will beautify them with salvation.

Lord, said Luther, strike and wound where you will, if sin be pardoned. Oh let the high praises of God be in your mouth (Psalm 149:6). God expects thankfulness as a tribute; he wonders men bring not their thank-offering (Luke 17:17): were there not ten cleansed, but where are th…

You that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. Psalm 149. 5. Let the Saints be joyful in glory, let the high praises of God be in their mouth; praise is a work proper to a Saint.

3. Revive his spirit (Isaiah 57:15). 4. Beautify him with salvation (Psalm 149:4). 5. Honor him (Proverbs 15:33).