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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 135 This psalm was written very probably by the same hand as the former. It begins in much the same manner; it has some likeness with Psalms 113 and 114. It begins and ends with "hallelujah"; and is throughout an exhortation of praise to God, on account of his name, nature, and perfections; and because of his works of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
This is one of the Hallelujah-psalms; that is the title of it, and that is the Amen of it, both its Alpha and its Omega. I. It begins with a call to praise God, particularly a call to the "servants of the Lord" to praise him, as in the foregoing psalm, ver. 1-3. II. It goes on to furnish us with matter for praise. God is to be praised, 1. As the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 it closes. There is “Hallelujah” again. The whole Psalm is shut in at the beginning and at the end with this which is both our duty and our delight: “Praise ye the...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. Praise ye the LORD, or, Hallelujah. Let those who are themselves full of holy praise labour to excite the like spirit in others. It is not enough for us to praise God ourselves, we are quite unequal to such a work; let us call in all our friends and neighbours, and if they have been slack in such service, let us stir them up to it with...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1-3. As Gotthold was one day passing a tradesman's house, he heard the notes of a Psalm, with which the family were concluding their morning meal. He was deeply affected, and, with a full heart, said to himself: O my God, how pleasing to my ears is the sound of thy praise, and how comforting to my soul the thought that there are still a few...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1-4. 1. The Employment. Praise three times commended, and in three respects. a) With respect to God: not his works merely, but himself. ) With respect to ourselves: it is pleasant and profitable. ) With respect to others: it best recommends our religion to all who hear it. All others are religions of fear, ours of joy and praise. 2. The...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord,.... That have a place and standing there, and go not out, being sons as well as servants; [See comments on Psalms 134:1] and [See comments on Psalms 84:4]; in the courts of the house of our God; alluding to the courts in the temple, the court of the priests, where they stood and ministered, slaying and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, — You are permitted to dwell near to him. You have a standing and an abode, an office and a work, in the courts of the Lord’s house; therefore take care that you begin the strain. Should not the King’s courtiers praise him? Praise him, then, “ye that stand in the courts...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 2. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. You are highly favoured; you are the domestics of the palace, nearest to the Father of the heavenly family, privileged to find your home in his house; therefore you must, beyond all others, abound in thanksgiving. You "stand; "or abide in the temple; you are...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 2-5. Our God, Our Lord. Sweet subject. See our Exposition. Psa_135:3*.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: There is one excellent reason for praising him, and you can never praise him too much. He is so good that you can never extol him to an exaggeration. Psa_135:3. Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. That is, singing God’s praises is pleasant; it is a pleasant duty, and the Lord’s name is pleasant,...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 3. Praise the LORD. Do it again; continue to do it; do it better and more heartily; do it in growing numbers; do it at once. There are good reasons for praising the Lord, and among the first is this—for the LORD is good. He is so good that there is none good in the same sense or degree. He is so good that all good is found in him, flows from...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. There is something for you who are the Lord’s chosen to sing about. “In songs of sublime adoration and praise, Ye pilgrims to Zion who press, Break forth, and extol the great Ancient of days, His rich and distinguishing grace.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For I know that the Lord [is] great,.... Jehovah the Father is great in his perfections; in his power, wisdom, faithfulness, grace, and goodness; and in his works of creation, providence, and grace: and so is Jehovah the Son, who seems chiefly designed, who is called "our Lord" or "Adon" in the next clause; he is great, having the same perfections...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. “I know it,” says the writer of the Psalm; “I know it by experience; I know it by observation; I am sure of it. There is no god like unto our God. He is a great Creator, a great Preserver, a great Redeemer, a great Friend, a great Helper. ‘I know that Jehovah is great, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Whatsoever the Lord pleased, [that] did he,.... In creation, producing into being what creatures he thought fit; in providence, doing according to his will in heaven and in earth; in grace, predestinating men to grace and glory, according to the good pleasure of his will, and calling by his grace whom he pleased: so Christ quickens whom he will;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. The heathen divided out the universe into provinces, and they had Jupiter to rule heaven and earth, and Neptune for the sea, and even today many sing, but, oh! how inaccurately, “Britannia rules the waves.” It is Jehovah, and no one else, that rules...