Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, Praise the name of Jehovah.
Praise ye Jah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah. Praise the name of Jehovah.
Hallelujah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, praise the name of Jehovah.
Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
Voices4
Praise ye the Lord,.... Or, "hallelujah". This is the title of the psalm, as in the two preceding, and directs to the principal matter of it.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
. Ver. 1. Praise ye the LORD, or Hallelujah, praise to JAH Jehovah. Praise is an essential offering at all the solemn feasts of the people of God. Prayer is the myrrh, and praise is the frankincense, and both of these must be presented unto the Lord. How can we pray for mercy for the future if we do not bless God for his love in the past? The Lord hath wrought all good things for us, let us therefore adore him.
We are here furnished with matter for praise, and words are put into our mouths, in singing which we must with holy fear and love give to God the glory of, 1. The elevations of his glory and greatness,
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
And it is their business to praise him; that is the work required of them as his servants: it is easy pleasant work to speak well of their Master, and do him what honour they can; if they do not, who should? Some understand it of the Levites; but, if so, all Christians are a royal priesthood, to show forth the praises of him that has called them, 1 Pet. ii.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches12
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
1 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
Cross-references are drawn from classic Bible study tools and open, shareable Bible data.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Psalms 34:22The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
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who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Through
Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
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Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
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