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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 135:21

Out of Zion. — As in Psalms 128:5, Jehovah blesses the covenant people out of Zion, so here they bless him out of Zion — that is the place where the reciprocal relation is best and chiefly realised. This localisation is made more emphatic by the addition of the name Jerusalem to Zion. (Comp. Psalms 76:2; Psalms 125:1.)

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See also Psalms 135:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 135:21. _BLESSED BE THE LORD OUT OF ZION_] Who has once more restored our temple and city, and now condescends to _dwell_ with us _in Jerusalem_. ANALYSIS OF THE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • 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

    OUT OF ZION. Shows that this Psalm is an expansion of Psalms 134. DWELLETH. Figure of Speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    All Israel is summoned to praise Jehovah....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Blessed_be Jehovah _out of Zion_ This final adoration corresponds to the prayer with which Psalms 134 concludes. From Zion, which is His earthly dwelling-place, Jehovah's blessing goes forth upon His...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BLESSED BE THE LORD OUT OF ZION, &C.— _Blessed be the Lord in Zion._ Green. _The Lord of Zion._ Mudge. REFLECTIONS.—1st, This psalm is full of praise: and, that the servants of God may never want mat...

  • 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

    Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. BLESSED BE THE LORD OUT OF ZION, WHICH DWELLETH AT JERUSALEM - (.) As in , 'The Lord blessed Israel out of Zion,' s...

  • 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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    OUT OF] i.e. from out of....

  • 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

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִ צִּיֹּ֗ון שֹׁ֘כֵ֤ן יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם...

  • 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

      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...

  • 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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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;...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS How suitable is it for a peculiar people to be distinguished by peculiar tokens of deportment! Israel so distinguished, might well show forth the praises of the Lord, who had so distinguis...

  • 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

    BLESSED BE THE LORD OUT OF ZION,.... This, according to Aben Ezra, was the formula of blessing to be used by the houses of Israel, Aaron, and Levi, and all that feared God; or a direction to them in w...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. Ver. 21. _Blessed be the Lord out of Zion_] Therehence he blesseth, Psalms 134:3, and there he is to be blessed. _ Wh...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • 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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, from the center of true worship, WHICH DWELLETH AT JERUSALEM, His praise being extolled through this proclamation of His name far and wide over the earth. PRAISE YE TH...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BLESSED BE THE LORD OUT OF ZION; by the assemblies of his people in Zion or Jerusalem. WHICH DWELLETH AT JERUSALEM: this clause may be added either to distinguish the true God from the gods which were...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 135:21 Blessed H1288 (H8803) LORD H3068 Zion H6726 dwells H7931 (H8802) Jerusalem H3389 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

    _Blessed be the Lord out of Zion._ THANKFULNESS I. The psalmist’s expressions of thankfulness. 1. We are taught by the whole of this psalm that these expressions spring from a grateful memory. Every...

  • 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 ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 135:21 BLESSED BE. The passive form of “bless,” v. Psalms 135:19. The mention of ZION and...

  • 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

    2 Chronicles 6:6; Isaiah 12:6; Psalms 132:13; Psalms 132:14; Psal

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