Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Blessed is the Lord God, the God of Israel, as the one who alone performs wonderful acts. It stands as the closing praise of the psalm, giving God glory as the source of the righteous reign and its blessings, in which the needy are rescued and justice and peace flourish. Joined with what follows, it blesses God's glorious name forever and prays for the whole earth to be filled with His glory, presenting His wonders and glory as destined to become known throughout the world. The glory that is to fill the earth is God's character, His merciful kindness and tender love.
The verse belongs to an inspired description and prophecy of a righteous reign that Solomon's history could have fulfilled. That fulfillment required Solomon to know the God of his father, serve Him with a perfect heart and willing mind, keep His charge by walking in His ways and keeping His statutes, commandments, judgments and testimonies, and rule justly in the fear of God. Solomon at first heeded his father's counsel and brought glory to Israel's God, but pride, political ambition, alliances with heathen nations, and idolatry turned his later reign away from that promised ideal. The verse declares God's oath-bound purpose for the final triumph of His chosen people, that His glory and wonders will be made known among the heathen and all peoples, a purpose now rapidly being fulfilled through the missionary work of the church and the worldwide proclamation of the gospel gathering men and women from every kindred, tongue, and people to be accepted in the Beloved.
Blessed is the Lord God, the God of Israel, as the one who alone performs wonderful acts. It stands as the closing praise of the psalm, giving God glory as the source of the righteous reign and its blessings, in which the needy are rescued and justice and peace flourish. Joined with what follows, it blesses God's glorious name forever and prays for the whole earth to be filled with His glory, presenting His wonders and glory as destined to become known throughout the world. The glory that is to fill the earth is God's character, His merciful kindness and tender love.
The verse belongs to an inspired description and prophecy of a righteous reign that Solomon's history could have fulfilled. That fulfillment required Solomon to know the God of his father, serve Him with a perfect heart and willing mind, keep His charge by walking in His ways and keeping His statutes, commandments, judgments and testimonies, and rule justly in the fear of God. Solomon at first heeded his father's counsel and brought glory to Israel's God, but pride, political ambition, alliances with heathen nations, and idolatry turned his later reign away from that promised ideal. The verse declares God's oath-bound purpose for the final triumph of His chosen people, that His glory and wonders will be made known among the heathen and all peoples, a purpose now rapidly being fulfilled through the missionary work of the church and the worldwide proclamation of the gospel gathering men and women from every kindred, tongue, and people to be accepted in the Beloved.