Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 135:19
19Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
Psalms 135:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:
- New International Version (NIV)All you Israelites, praise the Lord; house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
- 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!
Context of Psalms 135:19
17They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18They that make them are like them: so is every one that trusteth in them. Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: 20Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. 21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye 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
Cross-references for Psalms 135:19
- Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
- Psalms 118:1O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 145:10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
- Psalms 147:19He showeth his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
- Psalms 148:14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye the LORD.
- Revelation 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
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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