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Psalms 135:19
19All you Israelites, praise the Lord; house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
Psalms 135:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:
- English Standard Version (ESV)O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Bless the Lord, O house of Israel! Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron!
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Israel, praise the Lord! O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the Lord!
Context of Psalms 135:19
17They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. 18Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. All you Israelites, praise the Lord; house of Aaron, praise the Lord; 20house of Levi, praise the Lord; you who fear him, praise the Lord. 21Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:19 word by word
בֵּ֣ית יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֥ית אַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן בָּרֲכ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:19
- Psalms 115:9All you Israelites, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
- Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
- Psalms 145:10All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you.
- Psalms 147:19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
- Psalms 148:14And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the Lord.
- Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!”
Commentaries on Psalms 135:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel - This passage, also, is evidently an imitation of the passage in Psalm 115:9-13. The form in Psalm 115:9-13. It is an earnest call on all classes of the people to bless and praise the Lord. It is language expressive of overflowing joy; the utterance of a heart full of exalted conceptions of the majesty, the glory, and the mercy of God; of a heart which feels to the utmost the fitness of praise, and desires…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 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 idols, the more are we to be thankful that we know better. Let us pity, and pray for, and seek to benefit benighted heathens and deluded sinners. Let us endeavour to glorify his name, and recommend his truth, not only with our lips, but by holy lives…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21The groups mentioned here formed the covenant community (see Psalm 115:9–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. (Compare Psa 115:9-11). There we have "trust" for "bless" here.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 135
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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