Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 135:20
bless the Lord, O house of Levi, all the Levites, that is, all the ministers of the Church, no matter of what degree; ye that fear the Lord, all the believers of all times, bless the Lord.
bless the Lord, O house of Levi, all the Levites, that is, all the ministers of the Church, no matter of what degree; ye that fear the Lord, all the believers of all times, bless the Lord.
BLESS THE LORD, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL ... - This passage, also, is evidently an imitation of the passage in Psalms 115:9. The form in Psalms 115, however, is rather an exhortation to trust in the Lord, an...
PSALM 135-136 Psalms 135 Israel's Knowledge and Praise of the Lord _ 1. Knowing and praising His Name (Psalms 135:1)_ 2. Deliverances of the past remembered (Psalms 135:8) 3. His Name endu
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 from...
LEVI. Not included in 115....
The three-fold call of Psalms 115:9-11; Psalms 118:2-4 is here expanded by the addition of the house of Levi....
All Israel is summoned to praise Jehovah....
PSALMS 135 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Call to Temple-Worship. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 135:1-4, A Charge to the Levites to Lead in the Delightful Duty of Praise. Stanza II., Psalms 135:5-7, A Personal
Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: BLESS THE LORD, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL ... O HOUSE OF AARON ... O HOUSE OF LEVI: YE THAT FEAR THE LORD - (Psalms 115:9.) But here the...
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 w...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ A SONG OF *PRAISE TO GOD PSALMS 135 They went out and talked about (Jesus) everywhere (Matthew 9:31
From Psalms 115:9, with the addition, “O house of Levi.”...
בֵּ֣ית הַ֭ לֵּוִי בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת ־יְהוָ֑ה יִֽר
Psalms 135:1 LIKE Psalms 97:1; Psalms 98:1, 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 Nature, and especi...
MEN BECOME LIKE THE GODS THEY SERVE Psalms 135:13-21 What a contrast between our God and idols! His mouth speaks words of grace; His eyes follow our every movement and watch our sleep; His ears a...
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 (P...
PSALM CXXXV. (CONFITEMINI DOMINO.) God is to be praised for his wonderful works....
From the wretched state of the idolatrous nations around, Israel, as a nation of Priests and Levites to the Lord, is called upon to mark its distinguishing blessings, and to make a proper use of them;...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 135 AND 136. Psalms 135 and 136 celebrate Jehovah, who has delivered Israel and now dwells in Jerusalem, and give thanks to Him whose mercy has endured for ever...
BLESS THE LORD, O HOUSE OF LEVI,.... These were of the same tribe with the house of Aaron, but inferior ministers; they ministered to the priests, and had the charge of things in the tabernacle and te...
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. Ver. 20. _Ye that fear the Lord_] Ye devout Proselytes....
_Bless the Lord, O house of Israel_ He who proved himself to be infinitely superior to the objects of heathen idolatry, is no less superior to every object on which deluded men can place their affecti...
15-21 These verses arm believers against idolatry and all false worship, by showing what sort of gods the heathen worshipped. And the more deplorable the condition of the Gentile nations that worship...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 135:20 Bless H1288 (H8761) LORD H3068 house H1004 Levi H3878 fear H3373 LORD H3068 bless H1288 ...
FEAR (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
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 so i...
Key Word: Bless the Lord, Psalms 135:1. CONTENTS: A call to the servants of God to praise Him for His mighty works. CHARACTERS: God, Pharaoh, Sihon, Og, house of Aaron, house of Levi. CONCLUSION: Je...
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....
_Praise ye the Lord._ THE SUBLIME OBJECT OF WORSHIP I. In His absolute goodness (Psalms 135:1). He is “good”--essentially, eternally, infinitely, immutably. II. In His relative kindness (verse 4)....
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 135:1. God’s people are called to praise him for his majestic power, displayed in his deeds on their behalf. ⇐
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 135:19 The only fitting response to such a great God is for the various members of the worshiping company (the HOUSE OF ISRAEL, the HOUSE OF AARON, the house of Lev
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 begi...
EXPOSITION A SONG of praise to God (Psalms 135:1, Psalms 135:19) for: 1. His mercies to Israel (Psalms 135:4,...
Psa 135:1-21 is one of those psalms that begins and ends with the word Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD (Psalms 135:1). Hallelujah. Praise the name of Yahweh; praise him, O ye servants of Yahweh. Ye t...
2 Chronicles 1:3; Proverbs 14:2; Psalms 103:11; Psalms 103:13;...