John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:1
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 ; that is, the Lord himself, and the perfections of his nature; his greatness, goodness, grace, and mercy; his holiness, justice, power, truth, and faithfulness; and also his word, by which he makes known himself, and is a distinguishing blessing to his people, and to be praised for it; see ... read more
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