Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
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
You stand in His house as His domestics, nearest the Father's heart, privileged above all others to dwell in His courts; therefore you must abound in thanksgiving beyond measure. Ministers and church members especially should excel in this excellent duty of adoration, should not those who live nearest to Him celebrate His praises without ceasing?
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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