The LORDis high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
The verse stands in the Hallel, the six psalms numbered 113 to 118 that were sung at Passover and on some other Hebrew feasts and paschal occasions. This psalm-song was sung at the last Passover supper by Jesus with His disciples before they went out to the Mount of Olives. He sang it on the eve of His betrayal and the agony of Gethsemane and the darkness of the cross, though He knew those sufferings lay before Him, and His singing expressed faith in the Father who is too wise to err and too good to prove unkind.
It is an inspired song of Zion, full and expressive of human needs and human longings and human insufficiency. It gives full expression also to the all-sufficiency of God. It uplifts and inspires those who sing it. Singing this praise glorifies God, and greater praise to Him from whom all blessings flow brings greater blessings.
The verse stands in the Hallel, the six psalms numbered 113 to 118 that were sung at Passover and on some other Hebrew feasts and paschal occasions. This psalm-song was sung at the last Passover supper by Jesus with His disciples before they went out to the Mount of Olives. He sang it on the eve of His betrayal and the agony of Gethsemane and the darkness of the cross, though He knew those sufferings lay before Him, and His singing expressed faith in the Father who is too wise to err and too good to prove unkind.
It is an inspired song of Zion, full and expressive of human needs and human longings and human insufficiency. It gives full expression also to the all-sufficiency of God. It uplifts and inspires those who sing it. Singing this praise glorifies God, and greater praise to Him from whom all blessings flow brings greater blessings.