Here a seven fold praise is given to…God, who is blessed in himself, and is the source of all blessedness to his creatures, angels and men. And also 'glory'; the glory of his divine perfections, who is the God of glory; and of all his works of nature and providence, and especially of the salvation of men by Christ. 'And wisdom'; he being the only wise God, whose wisdom is to be seen in all the works of creation, and in the government of the world, and in nothing more than in the scheme of redemption by the Son of God: 'and thanksgiving': for all mercies and favors, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, enjoyed by angels, or by men: 'and honor'; which is due to him from all his creatures, as he is the Creator of them; and from all his children, as he is their Father; and from all his servants, as he their master: 'and power': which he has exerted, in making all things out of nothing, in supporting the whole universe in its being, and in saving and preserving his own people: 'and might'; or 'strength', he being the almighty God, the strength of Israel, and the rock of ages, in whom is everlasting strength; and the praise and ascription of all this…to all eternity; and as desiring that so it might be, and as believing that so it would be, [the angels] add theirs to it. – John Gill |
