The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 149 v 5

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Posted by Psalms on Sunday, 17 January 2016

Psalms 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

5. Let the saints be joyful in glory. God has honored them, and put a rare glory upon them; therefore let them exult therein. Shall those to whom God is their glory be east down and troubled? No, let their joy proclaim their honorable estate. Let them sing aloud upon their beds. Their exultation should express itself in shouts and songs, for it is not a feeling of which they have any need to be ashamed. Even in their quietest retreats let them burst into song; when no one hears them, let them sing aloud unto God. If confined by sickness let them joy in God. In the night watches let them not lie awake and weep, but like nightingales let them charm the midnight hours. Their shouts are not now for the battlefield, but for the places of their rest: they can peacefully lie down and yet enjoy the victory with which the Lord has beautified them. Without fighting, faith wins and sings the victory. What a blessing to have our beds made into thrones, and our retirements turned into triumphs!

Excerpt from:

The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)