Psalms 135:1-3 - 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 to the priests and Levites; or in the outward court, which was for the people. Praise, &c ., for the Lord is good Bountiful and gracious, especially to you, and therefore he justly expects and deserves your praises. Sing praises, &c., for it is pleasant Thus two reasons are assigned why they should praise the Lord, first, his goodness, and, secondly, the pleasantness of the employment. “The latter of these reasons hath a natural and necessary dependance on the former. A sense of the divine mercy will tune our hearts and voices to praise.”