Parallel Verses English Standard Version he will bless those who fear the LORD, both the small and the great. King James Bible He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. American Standard Version He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great. Douay-Rheims Bible He hath blessed all that fear the Lord, both little and great. English Revised Version He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. Webster's Bible Translation He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. Psalm 115:13 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentThe poet, with "And our God," in the name of Israel opposes the scornful question of the heathen by the believingly joyous confession of the exaltation of Jahve above the false gods. Israel's God is in the heavens, and is therefore supramundane in nature and life, and the absolutely unlimited One, who is able to do all things with a freedom that is conditioned only by Himself: quod vult, valet (Psalm 115:3 equals Psalm 135:6, Wisd. 12:18, and frequently). The carved gods (עצב, from עצב, cogn. חצב, קצב) of the heathen, on the contrary, are dead images, which are devoid of all life, even of the sensuous life the outward organs of which are imagined upon them. It cannot be proved with Ecclesiastes 5:16 that ידיהם and רגליחם are equivalent to ידים להם, רגלים. They are either subjects which the Waw apodosis cf. Genesis 22:24; Proverbs 23:24; Habakkuk 2:5) renders prominent, or casus absoluti (Ges. ֗145, 2), since both verbs have the idols themselves as their subjects less on account of their gender (יד and רגל are feminine, but the Hebrew usage of genders is very free and not carried out uniformly) as in respect of Psalm 115:7: with reference to their hands, etc. ימישׁוּן is the energetic future form, which goes over from משׁשׁ into מוּשׁ, for ימשּׁוּ. It is said once again in Psalm 115:7 that speech is wanting to them; for the other negations only deny life to them, this at the same time denies all personality. The author might know from his own experience how little was the distinction made by the heathen worship between the symbol and the thing symbolized. Accordingly the worship of idols seems to him, as to the later prophets, to be the extreme of self-stupefaction and of the destruction of human consciousness; and the final destiny of the worshippers of false gods, as he says in Psalm 115:8, is, that they become like to their idols, that is to say, being deprived of their consciousness, life, and existence, they come to nothing, like those their nothingnesses (Isaiah 44:9). This whole section of the Psalm is repeated in Psalm 135 (Psalm 115:6, Psalm 115:15). Treasury of Scripture Knowledge he will bless Psalm 29:11 The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. Psalm 128:1,4,5 Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways... Luke 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. both small and. Heb. with Cross References Revelation 11:18 The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth." Revelation 19:5 And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great." Psalm 5:7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you. Psalm 24:5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments! Psalm 128:1 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! Jump to Previous Alike Bless Blesseth Blessings Fear Fearing Great Small Together WorshippersJump to Next Alike Bless Blesseth Blessings Fear Fearing Great Small Together WorshippersLinks Psalm 115:13 NIVPsalm 115:13 NLT Psalm 115:13 ESV Psalm 115:13 NASB Psalm 115:13 KJV Psalm 115:13 Bible Apps Psalm 115:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 115:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 115:13 French Bible Psalm 115:13 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |