Psalms 135:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. ”

• Psalms 135:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Praise ye the Lord - Hebrew, Hallelu-jah. Literally, “Praise Jah,” an abridged name for Yahweh. See the notes at Psalms 68:4 . Praise ye the name of the Lord - The same as praising God himse...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  CXXXV. The Almighty Power of Yahweh and His Favour to Israel. This Ps. is largely borrowed. Thus Psalms 135:7 is from Jeremiah 10:13 ; Jeremiah 10:10-12 from Psalms 136:7 ff., Psalms 136:14...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  This Psalm is probably by Hezekiah, continuing the Songs of the Degrees. Corresponds with 114 and 115. See Structure (p. 826). Praise ye THE LORD . Hallelujah. App-4. name. See note on Psalms 2...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Praise ye the name of Jehovah Though this Psalm begins almost in the same manner with the preceding, the Psalmist would not appear to be addressing the Levites exclusively, but the people...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him , O ye servants of the LORD. Praise ye the Lord - This may be considered as the title, for it has none other. Praise ye the name of th...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, for his power, and for his judgments. The vanity of idols. An exhortation to bless God. IT has been conjectured, that this was the morning hymn, which...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. Psalms 135:1-21 .-Call to praise, as Yahweh hath chosen Israel for His treasure ( Psalms 135:1-4 );...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  A Ps. of praise suitable for public worship, beginning and ending with the liturgical Hallelujah. It is full of rich mosaics illustrating Jehovah's greatness and the vanity of idols. Psalms 134, 135...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The psalm opens with an adaptation and expansion (comp. Psalms 116:19 ) of Psalms 134:1 . As there, the priestly class is addressed. Some, however, think that the addition, “courts of the house of...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 135:1-21 LIKE Psalms 97:1-12 ; Psalms 98:1-9 , this is a cento, or piece of mosaic work, apparently intended as a call to worship Jehovah in the Temple. His greatness, as manifested in Na...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  God's Wonderful Power Psalms 135:1-12 This psalm begins and ends with Hallelujah. It contains choice extracts from various psalms, which have been culled as the flowers of a garden are gather...

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• Psalms 135:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  After the general movement of this book of the Psalter which has brought us in thought to the ultimate realisation of worship, and before the final psalms of perfected praise, we now have a section (...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS This is what is called an Hallelujah Psalm; so called, because what we translate, Praise ye the Lord, might have been preserved, Hallelujah! It consists of praises from beginning to end.

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• Psalms 135:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Praise ye the Lord ,.... Or hallelujah; which may be considered as the title of the psalm; as in the Targum, Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions: praise ye the name of the Lor...

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• Psalms 135:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD. Ver. 1. Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye ] Praise, praise, praise. When duties are thus inculcated it note...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  O ye servants of the Lord Ye priests and Levites, as in the former Psalm, or the people; that stand in the courts , &c. Either in the sanctuary or the inner court, both which were appropriated...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Majesty and Goodness of God.       1 Praise ye the L ORD . Praise ye the name of the L ORD ; praise him, O ye servants of t...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  PSALM 135 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm contains an exhortation to all the Israelites, and especially to the priests and Levites, to praise God for his great and wonderful works; some particulars whereof...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION “We have now,” says Hengstenberg, “a group of twelve Psalms, sung after the prosperous completion of the Temple, and probably at its dedication, consisting of three new Psalms at the be...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Psalms 135:1 . Praise ye the LORD. Or, «Hallelujah.» «Hallelujah» is the key-note of it. So this is one of the Hallelujah Psalms, for so it begins; and if you look at the end, you will see that s...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This psalm is an enlargement on the subject of the preseding psalm. It calls upon the priests, the levites, and all Israel to praise the name of the Lord, on a review of his mercies to their fathers....

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• Psalms 135:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Praise ye the Lord. The sublime object of worship I. In His absolute goodness ( Psalms 135:1-3 ). He is “good”--essentially, eternally, infinitely, immutably. II. In His relative kindness (v...

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• Psalms 135:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION A SONG of praise to God ( Psalms 135:1-19 , Psalms 135:19 ) for: 1. His mercies to Israel ( Psalms 135:4 , Psalms 135:14 ). 2. His greatness in nature ( Psalms 135:5-19 ) a...

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• Psalms 135:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Praise ye the Lord, a mighty hallelujah, as the keynote of the entire psalm. Praise ye the name of the Lord, as He has manifested it in all His attributes; praise Him, O ye servants of the Lord,...

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• Psalms 135:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Exodus 34:5-7 ; Nehemiah 9:5 ; Psalms 102:21 ; Psalms 106:1 ; Psalms 107:15 ; Psalms 107:8 ; Psalms 111:1 ; Psalms 112:1 ; Psalms 113:1 ; Psalms 113:2 ; Psalms 113:3 ; Psalms 117:1 ; Psa...

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