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            1. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
            For his lovingkindness endureth forever.
            2. Oh give thanks unto the God of gods;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
            3. O give thanks unto the Lord of lords;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            4. To him who alone doeth great wonders;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            5. To him that by understanding made the heavens;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            6. To him that spread forth the earth above the waters;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            7. To him that made great lights;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            8. The sun to rule by day;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            9. The moon and stars to rule by night;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            10. To him that smote Egypt in their first-born;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            11. And brought out Israel from among them;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            12. With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            13. To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            14. And made Israel to pass through the midst of it;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            15. But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            16. To him that led his people through the wilderness;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            17. To him that smote great kings;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            18. And slew famous kings;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            19. Sihon king of the Amorites;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            20. And Og.king of Bashan;
            For his lovingkindness- endureth for ever;
            21. And gave their land for a heritage;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            22. Even a heritage unto Israel his servant;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            23. Who remembered us in our low estate;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            24. And hath delivered us from our adversaries;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            25. Who giveth food to all flesh;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
            26. Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

             

            1. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
            For his lovingkindness endureth forever.

1-3. In the Word of the Old Testament the name Lord involves the same as Jehovah, namely, it is said Lord when good is treated of, wherefore also Lord is distinguished from God as Jehovah is distinguished from God. A. 2921.
Jehovah or the Lord is called God of gods from the Divine truth which proceeds from Him, and Lord of lords from the Divine good, which is in Him. A. 4973.
Let them confess the Lord, who alone is God and Lord. P. P.

            2. Oh give thanks unto the God of gods;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

2. It is said God in the Word where truth is treated of, and God in the supreme sense is the Divine truth proceeding from the Lord. A. 8301.

            3. O give thanks unto the Lord of lords;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

2, 3. See Psalm xviii. 3, 29, 30, 32. Add: For this reason every angel or spirit that spake with men, and whom they believed to have power, they called god. A. 300.
See Psalm lxxxii. 1-6. A. 4295.
God of gods — Elohe Elohim — see Psalm lxxxii. 6. A. 4402.
See Psalm xxix. 1. A. 7268.
See Psalm lxxvii. 14-15. A. 7401.

            4. To him who alone doeth great wonders;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

4-6. Who, by means of the Divine truth, has formed heaven and the church. P. P.

            5. To him that by understanding made the heavens;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

5, 6. Because heaven and earth signify the church, and the church is formed by truths, and the truths of the church constitute intelligence, it is therefore said that Jehovah made the heavens by wisdom, and stretched out the earth above the waters, waters meaning the truth of the church. E. 304.
5-9. The great lights signify love and faith, and are also called the sun, the moon, and the stars. A. 31.
See Psalm lxxiv. 16. E. 527.
5-11. The new creation or regeneration of the men of whom the church consists is here described. By the heavens in verse 5 are meant the internal things of the men of the church, which in one expression are called the spiritual man, where intelligence resides and where their heaven is. By the earth in verse 6 is meant the external of the church, which is called the natural man. It is said to be stretched out upon the waters, because in it are the truths by which man is regenerated. By the great luminaries verses 7-9 are meant the sun the good of love, the moon the truth from that good, the stars the knowledges of good and truth. The sun was made to rule by day, because day signifies the light of the spiritual man, which has illumination and perception from the good of love; the moon and stars rule by night, because night signifies the light of the natural man, for this light compared to the light of the spiritual man is as the light of the night from the moon and stars, to the light of the the day from the sun. E. 401.

            6. To him that spread forth the earth above the waters;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

6. See Psalm xxvii. 13. R. 285.

            7. To him that made great lights;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            8. The sun to rule by day;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            9. The moon and stars to rule by night;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

7-9. It is plain that the goods of love and charity, and the truths of faith together with their knowledges are signified. A. 4697.
See Psalm lxxiv. 16. R. 414.
From whom is all truth of doctrine, and good of love, and knowledge (cognitio) of these. P. P.
9. Faith, in the Word, is compared to night, and love to day in Genesis i. 14, 16, and so in the prophets Jeremiah xxxi. 35, Revelation viii. 12, etc. A. 709.

            10. To him that smote Egypt in their first-born;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            11. And brought out Israel from among them;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            12. With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            13. To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            14. And made Israel to pass through the midst of it;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            15. But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            16. To him that led his people through the wilderness;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            17. To him that smote great kings;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            18. And slew famous kings;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            19. Sihon king of the Amorites;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            20. And Og.king of Bashan;
            For his lovingkindness- endureth for ever;
            21. And gave their land for a heritage;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            22. Even a heritage unto Israel his servant;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

10-22. Who delivers the natural man from falsities of evil, and there establishes the church, and dissipates evil of every kind. P. P.
11, 12. The arm is power, but an outstretched arm is omnipotence or Divine power, because by an arm when it appears stretched out in the heavens is represented power from the Divine. When not stretched out but bended, power in the general sense is represented. A. 7205.
12. See Psalm x. 15. A. 4933-

            23. Who remembered us in our low estate;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
            24. And hath delivered us from our adversaries;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
            25. Who giveth food to all flesh;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
            26. Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven;
            For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

23. See Psalm viii. 5. A. 9849.
23-26. Celebration and confession of Him who delivers from falsities and evils, and grants truths and goods. P. P. Whole Chapter and this from pure mercy. P. P.

Author: EMANUEL SWEDENBORG (1688-1772)

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