Vers. 3. Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.] That is, The name of God is pleasant & delightfull to his servants, when they think or speak of it; or, It is a pleasant and delightfull thing to sing praises to his name.
Vers. 5. Our Lord is above all gods.] That is, all that are called gods; see the Note Deut. 10.17. And in advancing the Lord above all Idol-gods, he hath re∣spect to the high esteem which the heathens had of them.
Vers. 6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth, in the seas and all deep places.] That is, all deep rivers and lakes: or, by deep places may be meant all the invisible depths, both of the earth and waters, even to the very centre.
Vers. 7. He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth, &c.] Of which in the middle region of the air the clouds are formed. Now in saying that these ascend from the ends of the earth, either his meaning is, that they ascend from all parts of the earth in every quarter of the world; or else that they ascend from the sea, which is the lands end, or the utmost bounds of the earth. And indeed those vapours of which watry clouds are formed do usually rise from watry pla∣ces of the earth, and especially from the seas; whence is that of Elijahs servant 1 Kings 18.44. Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a mans hand; see also Amos 5.8. He maketh lightnings for the rain; that is, to make way for the rain, the lightnings bursting the clouds, that so the rain may pour down; or, to goe along with the rain, this being the wonder here noted, that fire and water should so go together, & break forth from the same cloud: he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries; that is, say some, out of the caves and hollow places of the earth: but I rather conceive, that because the wind riseth many times on a sudden, & as our Saviour saith Joh. 3.8. we cannot tell whence it cometh, therefore God is said here to bring it forth, as if he had it locked up in a readinesse in some secret & hidden treasuries or store-houses.
Vers. 13. Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever, and thy memoriall, O Lord, through∣out all generations.] See the Note Psal. 102.12.
Vers. 14. For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.] That is, Though he may for a time afflict his people, yet he will at last relent over them, and punish their enemies: see the Note Deut. 32.36.
Vers. 15. The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, &c.] By this description of the vanity of idols, compared with the fore-mentioned works of God, he clears what he had said before vers. 5. that our Lord is above all gods. What is farther to be noted in this and the five following verses, see in the Notes Psal. 115.4, 11.
Vers. 21. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, &c.] That is, Resorting to Zion, the place of Gods presence and publick worship, let us thence praise the Name of our Lord.