1351 Hallelujah! Praise the name of God, praise the works of God. 2 All you priests on duty in God's temple, serving in the sacred halls of our God, 3 Shout "Hallelujah!" because God's so good, sing anthems to his beautiful name. 4 And why? Because God chose Jacob, embraced Israel as a prize possession.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 135:1-4
Commentary on Psalm 135:1-4
(Read Psalm 135:1-4)
The subject-matter of praise, is the blessings of grace flowing from the everlasting love of God. The name of God as a covenant God and Father in Christ, blessing us with all spiritual blessings in him, is to be loved and praised. The Lord chose a people to himself, that they might be unto him for a name and a praise. If they do not praise him for this distinguishing favour, they are the most unworthy and ungrateful of all people.