“The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.”
There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: 'The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; the right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.' The righteous celebrate God's victory-action ('right hand does valiantly'), with the tripled assertion emphasizing the point. The 'tents' suggest tribal gatherings. This verse portrays communal celebration of divine triumph.
Church Fathers on Psalms 118:15
1. ...We are taught in this Psalm, when we chaunt Allelujah, which means, Praise the Lord, that we should, when we hear the words, “Confess unto the Lord” Psalm 117:1, praise the Lord. The praise of God could not be expressed in fewer words than these, “For He is good.” I see not what can be more solemn than this brevity, since goodness is so peculiarly the quality of God, that the Son of God Himself when addressed by some one as “Good Master,” by one, namely, who beholding…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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