Remaining Chapters
1A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. …
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
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.
My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)This psalm instructs us concerning a two-fold blessing:— I. Our blessing God, that is, speaking well of him, which here we are taught to do, Ps. 134:1 , 2 . 1. It is a call to the Levites to do it. They were the servants of the Lord by office, appointed to minister in holy things; they attended the sanctuary, and kept the charge of the house of the Lord, Num. 3:6-10 Some of them did by night stand…
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