Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
As the "altar" was mentioned in Hebrews 13:10, so the "sacrifices" here (compare I Peter 2:5, namely, praise and doing good, Hebrews 13:16). Compare Psalms 119:108; Romans 12:1.
By him—as the Mediator of our prayers and praises (John 14:13-14); not by Jewish observances (Psalms 50:14, Psalms 50:23; Psalms 69:30-31; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 116:17). It was an old saying of the rabbis, "At a future time all sacrifices shall cease, but praises shall not cease."
of praise—for salvation.
continually—not merely at fixed seasons, as those on which the legal sacrifices were offered, but throughout all our lives.
fruit of our lips— (Isaiah 57:19; Hosea 14:2).
giving thanks—Greek, "confessing." BENGEL remarks that the Hebrew, "todah," is beautifully emphatic. It literally means "acknowledgment" or "confession." In praising a creature, we may easily exceed the truth; but in praising God we have only to go on confessing what He really is to us. Hence it is impossible to exceed the truth, and here is genuine praise.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 13:15:
Psalms 119:108
Song of Solomon 2:14
Song of Solomon 4:3
Isaiah 56:7
Isaiah 57:19
Malachi 1:11
Malachi 3:4
Romans 3:13-18
Romans 12:1
Romans 15:33
Hebrews 5:4
Hebrews 13:16
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