Psalms 135:19

Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Bless	בָּרֲכ֣וּ ba.ra.Khu	H1288	to kneel · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל Yis.ra.'el	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
bless	בָּרֲכ֥וּ ba.ra.Khu	H1288	to kneel · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Aaron	אַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Psalms 115:9-11 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 118:1-4 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 145:10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
Psalms 147:19-20 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
Psalms 148:14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the…
Revelation 19:5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:15–end

The design of these verses is, I. To arm the people of God against idolatry and all false worship, by showing what sort of gods they were that the heathen worshipped, as we had it before, Psa 115:4, etc. 1. They were gods of their own making; being so, they could have no power but what their makers gave them, and then what power could their makers receive from them? The images were the work of men's hands, and the deities that were supposed to inform them were as much the creatures of men's fancy and imagination. 2. They had the shape of animals, but could not perform the least act, no, not of the animal life. They could neither see, nor hear, nor speak, nor so much as breathe; and therefore…

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John Gill on Psalms 135:19

Bless the Lord, O house of Israel,.... Who are chosen by the Lord to be a special people to him above all others; redeemed from Egyptian bondage; through a variety of surprising providences brought into and settled in the land of Canaan; distinguished by various blessings, favoured with the word, worship, and ordinances of God, and not left to worship idols of gold and silver, as other nations; and therefore had great reason to bless the Lord: as also the spiritual Israel, or the household of God and of faith, the family of Christ; and that because they are of his family, because of the love of God to them, his choice of them, his covenant with them, their redemption by Christ, their effectu…

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John Calvin on Psalms 135:15–end

Psalm 135:15-21 15. The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 16. They have a mouth, and will not speak: they have eyes, and will not see. 17. They have ears, and will not hear; also [167] there is no breath in their mouth. 18. Like be they to them who make them, whosoever trusteth in them. 19. Bless Jehovah, O house of Israel! bless Jehovah, O house of Aaron! 20. Bless Jehovah, O house of Levi! ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah. 21. Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah. [168] 15. The images of the nations, etc. As the whole of this part of the Psalm has been explained elsewhere, it is needless to insist upon it, and repetiti…

The Church Fathers

But daily do men believe through the miracles of Christ our Lord; daily the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf are opened, the nostrils of the senseless are breathed into, the tongues of the dumb are loosed, the hands of the palsied are strengthened, the feet of the lame are guided; sons of Abraham are raised up of these stones, [Matthew 3:9] to all of whom be it said, "Bless the Lord, you house of Israel" [Psalm 135:19]. All are sons of Abraham; and if sons of Abraham are raised up from these stones, it is plain that they are rather the house of Israel who belong to the house of Israel, the seed of Abraham, not by the flesh, but by faith. But even granting that it is said of that house, and the people of Israel is meant, from thence did the Apostles and thousands of the circumcised believe?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 135

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Dictionary and topics

Sihon — Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory,…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 135:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:15–end

John Gill on Psalms 135:19

John Calvin on Psalms 135:15–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 135:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:15–end

John Gill on Psalms 135:19

John Calvin on Psalms 135:15–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 135:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 135:19-21

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 135:19