Translation: ESV
Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD,
Praising the name of God is the first duty of those who are his servants.
▸Psalm 135 is a hymn of worship that praises God by recalling his acts in Israel's history.
Psalm 135 is a hymn of worship that praises God by recalling his acts in Israel's history. The servants who minister in the temple are called to praise.
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
God is not only morally good but beautiful, and this is the reason for praise.
▸Two reasons for praise are presented: God's goodness and his pleasantness.
Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
God is the absolute sovereign who does everything he pleases throughout the entire universe.
▸God's sovereignty extends to heaven, earth, sea, and the deeps—the entire universe.
Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.
God's name is eternal and must be remembered generation after generation.
▸This declares that God's name and memory are eternal and continue through generations.