Tree of Life Version
Psalms 135:3
3Praise Adonai, for Adonai is good. Sing praises to His Name, for it is delightful.
Psalms 135:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.
Context of Psalms 135:3
1Halleluyah! Praise the Name of Adonai. Give praise, O servants of Adonai— 2standing in the House of Adonai, in the courts of the House of our God. Praise Adonai, for Adonai is good. Sing praises to His Name, for it is delightful. 4For Adonai has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession. 5For I have known that Adonai is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:3 word by word
הַֽ֭לְלוּ־יָהּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה זַמְּר֥וּ לִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹ כִּ֣י נָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:3
- Psalms 106:1Halleluyah! Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
- Psalms 107:1Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:1Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
- Psalms 119:68You are good and keep doing good— teach me Your decrees.
- Psalms 136:1Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
- Psalms 145:7They will pour out the renown of Your great goodness, and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
- Matthew 19:17“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Yeshua said to him. “There is only One who is good; but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
- Psalms 33:1Sing for joy to Adonai, you righteous. Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Psalms 63:5So I will bless You as long as I live. In Your name I lift up my hands.
- Psalms 92:1A psalm, a song for the Shabbat.
- Psalms 147:1Halleluyah! How good it is to sing praises to our God. How pleasant and fitting is praise.
Commentaries on Psalms 135:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good - See Psalm 107:1. Sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant - See Psalm 33:1; Psalm 92:1. The idea here is, that it is a source of happiness, and that it is proper in itself.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21God is the Creator and the Lord of history, the “Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 134:3). He deserves praise because, unlike idols, he saves his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211-3. In the general call for praise, the priests, that stand in the house of the Lord, are specially mentioned.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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