Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
The Psalmist calls on all God's servants, whether those who stand in the temple itself or in its courts, to praise His name, not as a vague sentiment, but as praise of God in His actual infinite essence: His being, holiness, goodness, and truth. We praise what He truly is.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:1-21
Praise ye the Lord, or, Hallelujah. Let those who are themselves full of holy praise labour to excite the like spirit in others. It is not enough for us to praise God ourselves, we are quite unequal to such a work; let us call in all our friends and neighbours, and if they have been slack in such service, let us stir them up to it with loving exhortations.
Praise Him for what He is in Himself, not only for what He has done for you; those admitted to His house have most reason to praise, for there they behold His beauty and taste His bounty. The work itself is its own reward: praising God is a heaven upon earth, and will quite put your mouth out of taste for the pleasures of sin.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:1-4