Psalm 135:3-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 135:1-4

Here is, 1. The duty we are called to?to praise the Lord, to praise his name; praise him, and again praise him. We must not only thank him for what he has done for us, but praise him for what he is in himself and has done for others; take all occasions to speak well of God and to give his truths and ways a good word. 2. The persons that are called upon to do this?the servants of the Lord, the priests and Levites that stand in his house, and all the devout and pious Israelites that stand in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:3

Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good ,.... Essentially and communicatively; he is good, and he does good, in a providential way, to all men; and in a way of special grace to his own people; for whom he has laid up and to whom he has promised good things, and on whom he bestows them; as pardon, righteousness, and eternal life; both grace and glory; and therefore they should praise him; sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant ; either the work of singing praise is pleasant,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:4

For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself ,.... To be his own special people, and not another's; for his own service, and for his glory; and to be an habitation for himself, and to be for ever with him. This is not to be understood personally of Jacob, though a chosen vessel of mercy; nor of his natural posterity as such, though chosen as a nation to outward favours; for not all they, only some of them, were chosen to special grace and glory, a remnant according to the election of grace:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:3

The Lord is good - Here is the first reason why he should be praised; and a second is subjoined: For it is pleasant - It is becoming to acknowledge this infinite Being, and our dependence on him; and it is truly comfortable to an upright mind to be thus employed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:4

For the Lord hath chosen Jacob - This is a third reason. He has taken the Israelites for his peculiar people, סגלתו segullatho , his peculiar treasure; and now has brought them home to himself from their captivity and wanderings. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:4

Verse 4 4.For God hath chosen Jacob Other reasons are given afterwards why they should praise God, drawn from his government of the world. But as it was only the children of Abraham who were favored with the knowledge of God at that time, and were capable of praising him, the Psalmist directs them to the fact of their having been chosen by God to be his peculiar people, as affording matter for thanksgiving. The mercy was surely one of incomparable value, and which might well stir them up to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

1. His mercies to Israel ( Psalms 135:4 , Psalms 135:14 ). 2. His greatness in nature ( Psalms 135:5-7 ) and in history ( Psalms 135:8-12 ). 3. His infinite superiority to idols ( Psalms 135:15-18 ). Metrically divided into three stanzas of seven verses each ( Psalms 135:1-7 ; 8-14; and 15-21). A "Hallelujah psalm" ( Psalms 135:1 , Psalms 135:21 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

Reasons for the worship and service of God. The psalm suggests to us— I. TWO REASONS FOR PRAISING GOD . ( Psalms 135:1-4 .) 1. God is worthy of our utmost reverence. "The Lord is good." The truth is too familiar to us to strike us; but if we contrast the character of the God whom we worship with that of the deities of heathen lands (see Psalms 135:15-18 ), we see and feel how great is our privilege, how excellent a thing it is to pay reverent homage to One who is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

The march of mercy. This psalm traces the progress of God's mercy to his people from its source in the Divine nature on to its complete fulfillment in their loving, glad allegiance, the expression of which begins and ends the psalm. I. IT BEGINS IN THE INHERENT NATURE OF GOD HIMSELF . ( Psalms 135:3 .) "The Lord is good." From this proceeds all the rest, and in this all that follows finds its explanation. That "God is love" is, after all, the key which fits the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

God's praises. "An exhortation to the priests and Levites who wait in the sanctuary to praise Jehovah, both because of his goodness in choosing Israel to be his people, and because of his greatness, and the almighty power which he has shown, in his dominion over the world of nature, and in the overthrow of all the enemies of his people. Then his abiding majesty is contrasted with the nothingness of the idols of the heathen." I. THE GENERAL GROUNDS OF THE PRAISE OF GOD .... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 135:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

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