Let them praise the name of the Lord,
His nature and perfections, and celebrate the glory of them; and
his wonderful works, and the blessings of his goodness, both of
providence and grace; even all the above creatures and things,
celestial and terrestrial, for the following reasons;
for his name alone is excellent;
the name of the Lord is himself, who is excellent in power,
wisdom, goodness, truth, and faithfulness, and in all other
perfections of his nature; his works, by which he is known, are
excellent, both of nature and of grace, and proclaim his glory;
his Son, in whom his name is, and by whom he has manifested
himself, is excellent as the cedars; and so are all his precious
names by which he is called; and such is the Gospel, by which he
is notified to the world: nay, the Lord's name is alone
excellent; all creature excellencies are nothing in comparison of
him, in heaven or in earth, those of angels and men; and
therefore should be praised by all, and above all;
his glory [is] above the earth and heaven;
there is the glory of celestial and terrestrial bodies, which
differ; the glory of the sun, moon, and stars, and of one star
from another; but the glory of the divine Being, the Creator of
them, infinitely exceeds the glory of them all: his glorious
Majesty resides above heaven and earth; the heaven is the throne
be sits upon, and the earth the footstool he stands on; and
Christ, who is sometimes called his glory, and is the brightness
of it, ( Psalms 63:2 ) (
Hebrews 1:3 )
; is exalted above every name on earth, and is made higher than
the heavens, and so is exalted above all blessing and praise; see
( Psalms
8:1 ) ( Nehemiah 9:5
) .