Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Alleluia, in Hebrew is at the end of the last psalm. Bible.—It is omitted entirely in Saint Augustine and so forth Origen thinks that the captives sung this psalm at their return, as it greatly resembles the 106th, 134th, and so forth Calmet.—We read, (2 Chronicles 7:6) the priests stood in their offices, and the Levites, with the instruments of music of the Lord, which king David made to praise the Lord, “because his mercy endureth for ever,” and so forth This chorus is found only in this psalm, which seems therefore to have been sung at the dedication of the temple. Bert.—The first part of the verse was sung by the priests, or cantors, ( Bible.) and the second was repeated perhaps by the people, ( Calmet.) or by other musicians, as we now answer at the litanies, and often repeat the Rosary, Glory, and so forth ( Worthington.) which surely may be done without any superstition, though Leigh, in his Βαττολογεω, and Casaubon (Exer. 14.) be pleased to ridicule the Jesus psalter, on this account.—Praise. Lit. “confess” ( Bible.) your sins, and praise God. S. Hil.—For ever. Or is unbounded. His heart overflows at this thought. Bert.
Hebrew: יה Yah
LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.