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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 135:1

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 the precentor called upon the Levites to sing at opening the gates of the temple, as the former was sung at the shutting up of the gates in the evening. Some imagine from Psalms 135:13 compared with Exodus 12:14 that it was a paschal hymn, and the contents of the psalm seem to countenance that opinion.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    PSALM CXXXV _An exhortation to praise God for his goodness and greatness_, 1-5; _for his wonders in nature_, 6, 7; _his wonders done in Egypt_, 8, 9; _in the wilderness_, 10-12; for his

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 himself. PRAISE...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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

  • 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 from...

  • 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 20:1. T...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Praise ye the Lord_ Heb. Hallelujah. The verse is identical with Psalms 113:1, except that the clauses are transposed....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    A call to Jehovah's servants to praise Him, since he has chosen Israel to be His own people....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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

  • 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.-Call to praise, as Yahweh hath chosen Israel for His treasure (Psalms 135:1); His omnipotenc...

  • 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 w...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ A SONG OF *PRAISE TO GOD PSALMS 135 They went out and talked about (Jesus) everywhere (Matthew 9:31

  • 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 our G...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ הַֽ֭לְלוּ אֶת ־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • 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 gathered...

  • 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 (P...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Alleluia, in Hebrew, is at the end of the last psalm. (Haydock) --- It is omitted entirely in St. Augustine, &c. Origen thinks that the captives sung this psalm at their return, as it greatly resemble...

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    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 generall...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole 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 LORD; t...

  • 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 noteth...

  • 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 t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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, all t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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, a...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-4 The subject-matter of praise, is the blessings of grace flowing from the everlasting love of God. The name of God as a covenant God and Father in Christ, blessing us with all spiritual blessings i...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The 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 ar...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 135:1 Praise H1984 (H8761) LORD H3050 Praise H1984 (H8761) name H8034 LORD H3068 Praise H1984 ...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • 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....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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)....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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. ⇐

  • The 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 begi...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION A SONG of praise to God (Psalms 135:1, Psalms 135:19) for: 1. His mercies to Israel (Psalms 135:4,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Exodus 34:5; Nehemiah 9:5; Psalms 102:21; Psalms 106:1; Psalms 107:15

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