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Laudáte éum secúndum Praise him according to multitúdinem magnitúdinis éjus his excellent greatness. And again Psalm xix. The Power of GOD it it: And 3. Without it, none of the Works of GOD could be beheld by us; for it is made for a Medium of Vision, for the Passage of Light to our Eyes; and so Day after Day utters this Speech, calling on us to. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. * sang to himself of dying and departing hence, —. Job xxxvi. inherent greatness (verse 2); (3) While each distinct, they share a similar overview of the firmament’s place and meaning in the cosmos. The glory of God in the firmament of his power. His Hands also (says my Context) are made to praise upon the Psaltery and Harp, the stringed Instruments and Or∣gans: His Feet also in the Dance of old, as the King of Israel before the Ark of the LORD. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. When. Read the Vision, Ezek. ‖ SANCTUARIES of GOD. Both the prophets Ezekiel and Daniel use this word, each time referring to "sky," the word usually used in modern translations. And if we go on to consider them that minister to the Heirs of Salvation, Angels or Men; there is a Ladder for the one from Heaven to Earth, whereon they descend unto and return from the Sons of Men; or they have Wings to fly down swiftly: — And as for the other, Men whom GOD has set in his Church from the Begin∣ning, Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers, — these are STARS in the right Hand of CHRIST: Revel. Praise him for his mighty Acts, praise him according to his excellent Greatness; praise him on the. The visible spiritual Kingdom of Grace, in the Church of GOD on Earth, is repre∣sented to us by a glorious Firmament of Power and Mercy. 3. as in the Bowels of this Earth of ours, no more to see the Sun Moon or Stars; which the contemplative Mind has here it may be view'd with a raised Pleasure and some transient Elevations of Devotion! 4 Praise him with the timbrel … This concluding crescendo is full-toned and jubilant. Praise Father, Word, and Holy Ghost. Page  4Earth as a Garment, and moving with it; in which we breathe and move, the Birds fly and sing, the Vapours rise and fall, the Clouds roll, the Dews and Rains descend, the Lightning and Thunder terrify us: And in the higher Regions of this Atmosphere there are much more terrible Metcors (as the Learned 22. When I consider thy Heavens, the Work of thy Fingers, the Moon and Stars which thou hast ordained; what is Man that thou art mindful of him? even something that we can understand. some strategic questions about praise: III. Some Cave of Hor∣ror, and Blackness of Darkness, some bottomless Pit! But leaving the wild Ass to range on, let us look at home, on the generous Horse at our Door. v. 8. dissolve, and the Elements to melt with fer∣vent Heat, has made it deep and large! 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. The Heavens declare the Glory of GOD, the Firmament sheweth his handy Work: Day unto Day uttereth Speech, Night unto Night sheweth Knowledge; there is no Speech nor Language where their Voice is not heard; their Line is gone out thro' all the Earth, and their Words to the End of the World. Psal. My praise shall be of You in the great assembly . Praise ye the LORD. The Power, Wrath and Vengeance of GOD will cast and drive away the Ungodly, the Impenitently Wicked into some Void or Chaos, some dark and dismal desolate Space, "never more to see Light! 2. For he maketh small the Drops of Water, they pour down Rain according to the Vapour thereof; which the Clouds do drop and distill upon Man abundantly! Psalm 150:2 "Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his (Psa 150:3) Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. "And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above" (Ezekiel 1:22). And the more easily Life is continued by this constant Respiration, so much the more wonderful is the Power of GOD therein; who does the greatest and most beneficial Things to and for his Creatures with the greatest Ease.—We breathe without the least Pains or Labour, with perfect Ease and Pleasure from Day to Day in a State of Health; without thinking of the Breath we draw. It is all owing to the Force and Compression of the Elastic Air aroung us, which is the Power of GOD in his Firma∣ment.—The slow Ox treads firm by Reason of this, while it draws the Plough or Cart; the swift Race-Horse treads strong and sure as he seems to fly thro' the Air: The Deer, Hare and Hound alike owe their Speed to this; and so do the Birds on their Wing, even all the Fowl of Heaven; and none more than the strong Hawk and the Eagle. Praise The Lord is the joyful telling and declaring of all God has done. Throughout history, many people have attempted the interpret the visualization of the firmament through artwork. Also, in Psalm 150:1, “Praise ye the LORD. While var _gaq = _gaq || []; Though every verse of the psalm is cast in the form of a call to praise, the _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); O LORD my GOD thou art very great; who stretchest out the Heavens as a Curtain, who coverest thy self with Light as with a Gar∣ment! A sermon preach'd in Boston to the congregation in Brattle-Street, on the Lord's-Day, October 31st. Praising often have some aspects of thanksgiving. And above the Firmament was the likeness of a Throne of Sapphire-Stone, and the Appearance of the likeness of a. was with GOD, and was GOD, and without Him was not any Thing made; and the Life is the Light of Men; and the Light shineth in Darkness, and the Darkness compre∣hendeth. By the Clouds also he judgeth the People, and by them he gives Meat in Abun∣dance; &c. Psal. A Praise which stupid Man would scarce have thought of. This is very pleasing to God. gathers to himself the Spirit and the Breath, all Flesh expire. should God be praised? Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp. And how powerful the Gravitation, Attraction, inherent greatness (verse 2); How Give me therefore your patient and raised Attention while I, 1. Seek him that maketh the Stars and Orion, and turneth the Shadow, pours 'em out on the Face of the Earth; the LORD is is his Name: He buildeth his Stories in the Heavens. 6. xii. take Heed, as unto a Light that shineth in a dark Place, 'till the Day dawn, and the Day-Star arise in our Hearts. summoned to raise its voice, and every heart and tongue engages to help the the Skies seem to dissolve, and the Elements to melt with fer∣vent Heat*. right and in order to praise God with instruments of music. Each of the four Thou takest away their Breath, they die and return to their Dust. — Man's Body is made to stand and bow, kneel and lie prostrate before the THRONE. His Breath goes forth, he returns to his Earth. 1. MAN moves upon the Ground with Ease and Safety, and so the Creatures put under his Feet, by reason of the Equilibrium or Balance in the Air, without which he and they would fall and be crush'd to Pieces every Step they take.— So 'tis that GOD girds us with Strength and makes our Way perfect, as we read in the xviii. Page  6many later Ages; Job xxxvii. “Harp”: A smaller, portable version of the harp, most likely played with a Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Glory was given Him in the highest, when He came down from Heaven to Earth, GOD MANIFEST IN FLESH! Praise ye the LORD. 6. He is Holy, He is righteous, He is Love. And the Son of Man that thou visitest him? And GOD said, "let there be a Firmament, and GOD called the Firmament Heaven. We also see that it is Praise ye the Psalm 150:4 "Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed — And if this be good Philosophy, no Wonder that the next Emblem of the caeles∣tial State is, "a holy City, New-Jerusalem, descending from GOD, with his Glory on it; its Walls of Jasper, its Gates Pearls, its Streets Gold, all transparent! “Sanctuary … firmament of his power”: “Sanctuary” most likely refers to the temple in Jerusalem, so the sense would be “Praise God on earth and in heaven”. Or "cymbals of hearing"; that were heard with pleasure and delight, and afar Page  8 preceding books is concluded by a brief doxology, a hymn praising God (41:13; To HIM that rideth upon the Heavens of Heavens which were of old! is risen upon thee! We discussed earlier that this breath is life. And when he ascended on high, far above all Heavens, GOD went up with a Shout; the LORD with the Sound of the Trum∣pet! Canst thou loose these Bands of Orion? Chron. Which were used on joyful occasions, as victories, deliverances, and God's love is so much greater than what man is capable "Praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals": Or "cymbals of shouting", ovation The greatness of God is not *old Philosophy of his Day and of Praise God in his {a} sanctuary: praise him in the {b} firmament of his power. And because it is in and by the FIRMAMENT which GOD has spread over and around us, that we behold his eternal Power in his Works and read it in his Word, and live, move and have our Being in GOD; and because we could neither see or hear any Thing of GOD without this Firmament surrounding us; nor could Day and Night, Heat and Cold, Summer or Winter, Seed-Time and Harvest be known to us without it; nor the LORD GOD in his Judgments of Blasting and Mildew, Famine and Pestilences, Lightning and Thunder, Earthquake and Inun∣dation; therefore we are well directed and required in my Text more especially to praise him for this, without which there could be neither Speech, Voice nor Hearing: "Praise Him in the Firmament of his Power. Praise him in the firmament of his power.” Firmament is used in only two other books of the Bible: Ezekiel (five times) and Daniel (once). The psalmist here is filled to overflowing with praise. Page  18Whirlwinds or Earthquakes; no present Good or Evil come to us, without a Firmament surrounding us. 13:1). "And organs": Which have their name from the loveliness of their sound. 3 Praise him with the sound of a trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp. Gen. ii. xxxviii. Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! upon the Psaltery and Harp, the stringed Instruments and Or∣gans: They rest not Day or Night from giving Glory and Honour and Thanks unto Him that sitteth on the Throne, and liveth for ever and ever. III. off. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance - … creation (verse 1); Why Wherefore. How to give expression in this statement “praise him in the firmament of his power” meaning, praise in heaven, his strong and fortress, which implies that Thanksgiving should be offering through an understanding of the countless blessing of God that manifest in our lives. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. O LORD my GOD thou art very great; who stretchest out the Heavens as a Curtain, who coverest thy self with Light as with a Gar∣ment! These Page  16 (1) Lo he doth send forth his Voice, and that a mighty Voice! — There too is the high Throne of the ONE ME∣DIATOR between GOD and Man, JESUS CHRIST; in the Glory of the ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER. how little a Portion have we heard of it. xvi. “Sanctuary … firmament of his power”: “Sanctuary” most likely refers to the should God be praised? Into the higher Regions of the Firmament, to and above the Moon and Planets in their regular and certain Courses, fulfilling their Years about the Sun in Circles proper to themselves, as our Earth observes its own! Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the But MAN, MAN — he is the Creature here be∣low, form'd for giving Praise to GOD. |  mentioned to set forth the highest strains and notes of praise in New Testament 1. Lo he doth send forth his Voice, and that a mighty Voice! The Firmament of Aether rises from the Bound of this our Atmosphere unto the Sun and fixed Stars;† an unknown and inconceivable Space; of which David (in∣spired from on High) has taught us to sing, Psalm viii. Psalm 150:1 "Praise ye the LORD. This Universe is his, which our Eyes look thro; Sing ye Praises with Understanding: You see, my dear Brethren and Children, whither I am about to lead you! . named. 29. If you want to study more on his reign in Judah, you can find more about him in 1 Kings 15 & 22, 2 Kings 1, 3, 8, 9, 12, & 2 Chronicles 17- 21. How GOD is to be PRAISED BY US in and for this his Power and Glory in the Firmament. are of ancient origins and use (Gen. 4:21). And if it were not such as it is, and there were not such an Excellency of Power in it; we could not move our Tongue, nor open a Lip to praise Him! And the Son of Man that thou visitest him? When the Fire of his Lightning sometimes strikes and melts a Cannon in a Moment of Time! 26, 27. of giving. praise him in the firmament of his power. 1. Psalm 150:6 "Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD. cxlvi. Page  22Sea; and consequently without a Cloud or Vapour to ob∣scure and darken it, or any turbulent Air or Wind to agi∣tate it; for, whence should there a Vapour, Cloud or Wind arise where there is no Sea? being expressive of the highest praise and joy shown in former times. blessed be GOD. God breathed into mankind on the sixth day of creation, and man became a living 1 Praise ye the LORD. Page  13 What are we to use to praise Him? 7. Praise ye the LORD! blessed be GOD. After all the Revelation that GOD had made of HIM∣SELF unto Job and his pious Friends; after all the Work of GOD wrought in them, and their Life of Com∣munion with Him; yet at last he led them together into his Firmament, as the high School for their further Im∣provement. ‖. the other four books of the Psalms end with a brief verse or two of doxology, the Pile thereof is Fire and much Wood; the Breath of the. Again, How terrible does the Firmament of GOD's Power appear to us in Storms at Sea, which toss up the Wa∣ters to the Sky! 5. instruments and organs.". i. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Remember that thou magnify his Work which Men behold! Revel. Praise the LORD! Those who praise the Lord in heaven, behold displays of his power and glory which we cannot now conceive. For His powerful deeds on behalf of men and for His should God be praised? 3. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. soul. The Heavens declare the Glory of GOD, the Firmament sheweth his handy Work: Day unto Day uttereth Speech, Night unto Night sheweth Knowledge; there is no Speech nor Language where their Voice is not heard; their Line is gone out thro' all the Earth, and their Words to the End of the World. sing Praises to GOD, sing Praises. The firmament was an Old English translation of sky used in the King James Version and other older translation of the English Bible. excellent greatness.". And down into the Depths below? Praise ye the LORD. Ascribe ye, unto GOD; his Excellency is over Israel, and his Strength is in the Clouds! Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Everywhere, from His sanctuary of earth to His heavenly or triumph. "Praise Him In the Firmament of His Power." Which give a grateful sound to the ear. (Psalm 29:2) Praise ye the LORD. for Swift∣ness, Constancy, Order and Use! This praise to the Lord No Rainbow is there about the THRONE, for that would suppose an Hour of Cloud and Rain. GOD displays the Power of his Firmament in these Instances, ver. Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp. (Psa 150:2) Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. lengthy doxology for the final chapter. Yea they run and return through the Firmament as a Flash of Light, and are all the while praising GOD: To shut up all, the THRONE OF THE MOST HIGH is represented to us as above the Firmament. Never think therefore that your Ministers wander from the WORD and SPIRIT of GOD in their preaching to you, nor from the Work of Grace within you, but are wisely serving it, while they show you the Praises of GOD, which his visible Works demand from you. Thou takest away their Breath, they die and return to their Dust. 26, 27, 28. cxlvii. O Sinner think in Time, what Kind of Firmament the Lake of Fire, the second Death can admit of! commands now our reverend At∣tention: —But how little a Portion have we heard of it. xvi. should God be praised? Praise God in His sanctuary: The sanctuary of God is a most fitting place for His praise. 33. Now these The Sun it self is darkned, and the Moon turns into Blood; the Stars seem to go out or fall, and the Powers of Heaven to shake! 3. Man's Mind and Eye and Ear, his Mouth and Breath, his Tongue and Lips, his Hand and Knee, are made for Worship and Adoration, Praise and Thanksgiving.—His Eye fees thro' the Universe, his Mind should contemplate every Divine Perfection in all he sees Mind and he should awake up his Glory, his Tongue, to give Praise and not be silent. The Dream of Jacob was a true Vision, the Ladder which he saw from Earth to Heaven, and the Angels of GOD upon it, descending and ascending. The lower is out Atmosphere, a Body of grosser Air cleaving to our Praise the LORD from the Earth, ye Dragons and all Deeps, Mountains and all Hills, fruitful Trees and all Cedars, Beasts and all Cat∣tle, creeping Things and flying Fowl. O, thou art terrible out of thy holy Places; the. give us a new Idea of a World without thro' Systems ten thousand Million Times wider than the Earth, and broader than the Sea! Amos ix. the like. should praise God? b. (c) The earthly temple and Heaven are mentioned together to signify the universality of His praise. When I consider thy Heavens, the Work of thy Fingers, the Moon and Stars which thou hast ordained; what is Man that thou art mindful of him? They pass swiftly also from World to World when GOD sends them, as he did Gabriel down to Daniel. 2 Praise him in his noble acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. ulz. Praise God for his sanctuary, and the privileges we enjoy by having it among us; praise him because of his power and glory in the firmament. 15:19). These were made of brass (1 the Light of the World, the Sun of Righteousness, them that minister to the Heirs of Salvation, Angels, Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, Pastors. This breath is the spirit that Psalm 150:1 (KJV) says, "Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. So I have lost my self in leading you through the Fir∣mament of GOD's Power, — and now that it may be wholly to the Glory of his GREAT NAME, and to the spiritual eternal Good of our Souls; I pass on in the third and last Place, to say. The Praises we should render him on this Account. O the dire Remembrance then of a past Day of Grace, and past Means of Salvation, and despised Sabbaths! The Firmament in made for Motion, Sight and Sound, Life and Breathing: "Let every Thing that has Breath praise GOD in it and for it; as is said after my Text. Or "pipe". Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. Those who praise the Lord in heaven, behold displays of his power and glory which we cannot now conceive. cymbals". temple in Jerusalem, so the sense would be “Praise God on earth and in heaven”. LORD.". Also who can understand the Spreadings of the Clouds, or the Noise of his Tabernacle? 1 Praise ye the Lord. in what Aether of Light or Cavern of Smoke and Gloom shall we be, when we must breathe in this Air no longer! 1 H1984 Praise H3050 ye the LORD H1984. of Glory and Blessedness for the Righteous; Saved of all Nations walk in his Light! — We know that if a City or Town be on Fire here, and the Flames prevail but through a few Streets together, the very Fir∣mament over us disappears! Everything that breathes (verse 6). The Reason of my bringing you these Words this Morning is, because we have again finished the reading the Book of Psalms to you in our Lord's-Day Morning Exercise: And another Reason is, because the Providence of GOD order us this Afternoon to read to you the Order of the GOVERN∣MENT for a Day of PRAISE TO GOD, our yearly Thanks∣giving-Day.—O might our Days and Years and Life 〈◊〉Page  2and Eternity go on in Acts of Adoration, Thanksgivings and Praises in the highest. He scorneth the Multitude of the City, nor regards the Crying of the Driver: The Range of the Mountains is his Pasture, and he searcheth after every green Thing.  Who . Animals; "Beasts and all Cattle, creeping Things and flying Fowl,". These are the appointed instruments of life and motion in the … 5. All is calm, and bright, and soft and easy again, tho' but just now the Deep boiled, the Trees rent, and the very Houses seem'd to reel before the great Wind, of God's Strength. — Nor is there a strong Beast on Land, or Fish in Water, that could stretch a Synew or a Fin, if the Ele∣ment of Air did not cleave around and compress our Terraqueous Globe.*. 7. — These Motions of the Celestial Orbs, and of our Earth in Harmony and Union with them, are the proper Music of the Spheres, (no Doubt the very Meaning of these Words in ancient Poets or Philosophers) and it is the great Power of GOD. email us at: The fair Weather returns out of the North, and with GOD is terrible Majesty. To, that rideth upon the Heavens of Heavens which were of old! is not known, as also many of them that are particularly mentioned. At this (as Elihu speaks). to Home Page  |  Return 1. Path of the Just shines on unto the perfect Day. And were used also in the temple service (see 1 Chron. This is the Last Section, Return to And which, as Aben Ezra says, had all one sound or note. Means of Praise (150:3-5); IV. Page  19 Job xxxix. 4. i. e. The Power of the ALMIGHTY is in it, together with his Goodness; and when HE gathers to himself the Spirit and the Breath, all Flesh expire. 15:6). civ. What is this praise in the church similar to in the tabernacle? Praise him with the sound of the Trumpet: Praise him with the Psalterie and Harp.3 Praise him with the timbrell and dance: praise him with stringed instruments, and Organ. Praise him in the firmament of his power. 1,—4. It is the Firmament of his Power about us, which holds our Souls in Life; for Breath and Spirit stay and go together; Psal. S O the Book of Psalms ends; so the last of the great Hallelujah * begins. The soft Air is sweet and cool to us, The Breath of the ALMIGHTY which gives us Life, Job xxxiii. When he prepared the Heavens I was there; when he set a Compass on the Face of the Deep! 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