Psalms 135:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. ”

Psalms 135:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good - See Psalms 107:1 . Sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant - See Psalms 33:1 ; Psalms 92:1 . The idea here is, that it is a source of happine...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

it: i.e. His name. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Psalms 135:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. The Lord is good - Here is the first reason why he should be praised; and a second is subjoined: For it is...
Psalms 135:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Praise ye the Lord, &c.— Praise the Lord, for it is good; strike up to the name of the Lord, for it is cheerful. Mudge.
Psalms 135:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant - or 'lovely;' i:e., His name (i:e., Himself in His manif...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sing praises. — Rather, play. For it is pleasant — i.e., thus to sing hallelujah. (See Psalms 147:1 ; Proverbs 22:18 . Others take name as the subject, and the Prayer-Book version suggeste...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - 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 (...
Psalms 135:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The arguments here made use of for giving praises to the Lord, are very plain and unanswerable. Jehovah is to be praised on his own account, for his greatness, goodness, glory. He is to be praised on...
Psalms 135:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord [is] good ,.... Essentially and communicatively; he is good, and he does good, in a providential way, to all men; and in a way of special grace to his own people; fo...
Psalms 135:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Praise the LORD; for the LORD [is] good: sing praises unto his name; for [it is] pleasant. Ver. 3. Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good ] sc. Originally, transcendently, effectively; he is good...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is good; bountiful and gracious, especially to you, and therefore he justly expects and deserves your praises. Is pleasant; the work itself of singing praises to God is pleasant, as it is more fu...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 135:3 I. We can only understand praise when we see in it the fulfilment of at least two great lines of human emotion; the mistakes about it arc, perhaps, all traceable to an attempt to expl...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - 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....
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - 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...
Psalms 135:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Hallelujah of the Congregation and Its Servants. A hymn setting forth the wonderful relation of God to His Church, His almighty power over all the world, and His mercy in delivering His people...
Psalms 135:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 19:17 ; Psalms 147:1 ; Psalms 33:1 ; Psalms 63:5 ; Psalms 92:1 ; Psalms 92:2 ; Psalms 106:1 ; Psalms 107:1 ; Psalms 118:1 ; Psalms 119:68 ; Psalms 136:1 ; Psalms 145:7 ; Psalms 1...

Psalms 135:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 135:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 135:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 135:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 135:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 135:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 135:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 135:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 135:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 135:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge