SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:11
Y cantaban, alabando y confesando al SEÑOR, y decían : Porque es bueno, porque para siempre es su misericordia sobre Israel. Y todo el pueblo jubilaba con gran júbilo, alabando al SEÑOR, porque la Casa del SEÑOR era acimentada.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And they sang together by course , etc.] They sang by turns in responses, and answered one another, as the word signifies; when one company had performed their part, another took theirs: in praising and giving thanks to the Lord ; for returning them to their own land, and giving them opportunity, ability, and will, to set about the rebuilding of the temple of the Lord, and restoring the pure worship of God; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel ; which words are often repeated in ( <19D601> Psalm 136:1-26) and which might be the psalm the Levites now sung by responses: and all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord ; to express their joy, in the best manner they could, on this solemn occasion: because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid ; which gave them hope the temple in due time would be rebuilt, and the service of it restored; (see Job 38:6,7).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-13 - There was a remarkable mixture of affections upon laying the foundatio of the temple. Those that only knew the misery of having no temple a all, praised the Lord with shouts of joy. To them, even this foundatio seemed great. We ought to be thankful for the beginnings of mercy though it be not yet perfect. But those who remembered the glory of the first temple, and considered how far inferior this was likely to be wept with a loud voice. There was reason for it, and if they bewaile the sin that was the cause of this melancholy change, they did well Yet it was wrong to cast a damp upon the common joys. They despised the day of small things, and were unthankful for the good they enjoyed. Le not the remembrance of former afflictions drown the sense of presen mercies __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויענו 6030 בהלל 1984 ובהודת 3034 ליהוה 3068 כי 3588 טוב 2896 כי 3588 לעולם 5769 חסדו 2617 על 5921 ישׂראל 3478 וכל 3605 העם 5971 הריעו 7321 תרועה 8643 גדולה 1419 בהלל 1984 ליהוה 3068 על 5921 הוסד 3245 בית 1004 יהוה׃ 3068
