Text -- Psalms 135:1-3 (NET)

Psalm 135

135:1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord! Offer praise, you servants of the Lord, 135:2 who serve in the Lord’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God. 135:3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 135:1

¹ sn Psalm 135. The psalmist urges God’s people to praise him because he is the incomparable God and ruler of the world who has accomplished great things for Israel.

NET Notes: Psa 135:2

¹ tn Heb “stand.”

NET Notes: Psa 135:3

¹ tn Heb “for [it is] pleasant.” The translation assumes that it is the Lord’s “name” that is pleasant. Another option is to understand the referent of “it” as the act of praising (see Ps 147:1).