The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:20
Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord (comp. Psalms 115:11 , Psalms 115:13 ). read more
Salmos 135:19-21 Nvt
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:21
Blessed be the Lord out of Zion . As God gives his people blessings "out of Zion" ( Psalms 134:3 ), so they praise and bless him most appropriately out of the same place. Which dwelleth at Jerusalem (comp. Psalms 76:2 ; Psalms 48:1-3 ). Praise ye the Lord (see the comment on Psalms 135:1 ). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:21
God's earthly dwelling-place. 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 realized. What ideas can be properly associated with God's having a permanent abode on earth? We must be careful to distinguish between ideas that may be cherished, and ideas that must be dismissed as unworthy. I. GOD 'S EARTHLY DWELLING - PLACE CENTRALIZES THE RELIGION ... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 135:19-21
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel ... - This passage, also, is evidently an imitation of the passage in Psalms 115:9-13. The form in Psalms 115:0, however, is rather an exhortation to trust in the Lord, and an assurance that God would bless the classes spoken of, than a call on them to bless the Lord. Still the same classes of persons are referred to; the house of Israel; the house of Aaron; and those who feared the Lord. The passage needs no further illustration than what is found in the notes... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 135:19-21
Psalms 135:19-21. 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 affections. Let the house of Israel, therefore, the house of Levi, and the house of Aaron, the church, the ministers thereof; and let all who fear the Lord, though not of the house of Israel, bless and praise his holy name, in his temple here below, until they shall be admitted to... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21
Psalms 135-136 God’s choice of IsraelTwo hymns for use in Israel’s public worship appear here side by side. The first is a hymn of praise, the second a hymn of thanksgiving. The two hymns are similar in that they both recall God’s loving acts in nature and on behalf of his people Israel. These acts display God’s incomparable greatness on the one hand and show up the uselessness of the gods of the heathen on the other.A call goes out to the worshippers gathered in the temple to praise God... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 135:19
house of Israel. Includes all Israel. Compare Psalms 115:12 . See note on Exodus 16:31 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 135:20
Levi. Not included in 115. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 135:21
out of Zion. Shows that this Psalm is an expansion of Psalms 134:0 . dwelleth. Figure of Speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:19
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel . The concluding strain corresponds to the opening one, and is a simple hymn of praise. Israel generally, the priestly order, the Levites, and the devout worshippers of God, of whatever class, are called upon in succession to praise and bless Jehovah (comp. Psalms 115:9-11 ). Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron (see Psalms 115:10 , Psalms 115:12 ; Psalms 118:3 ). read more