Psalms

Psalm 135:1–2

1Hallelujah!a

Praise the name of the LORD.

Give praise, O servants of the LORD,

2who stand in the house of the LORD,

in the courts of the house of our God.

Footnotes

  • a 135:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verses 3 and 21

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Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Psalm 135:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hallelujahהַ֥לְלוּhal·lūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1984 shine
Praiseהַֽ֭לְלוּhal·lūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1984 shine
the nameשֵׁ֣םšêmNoun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Give praiseהַֽ֝לְלוּhal·lūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1984 shine
O servantsעַבְדֵ֥י‘aḇ·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH5650 slave, servant
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Psalm 135:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
who standשֶׁ֣֭עֹֽמְדִיםše·ʿō·mə·d̲îmPronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbə·ḇêṯPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
in the courtsבְּ֝חַצְר֗וֹתbə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯPreposition-b; Noun - common plural constructH2691 enclosure, court
of the houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 135:1 Psalm 96:1–4 · Psalm 7:17 · Psalm 111:1 · Psalm 33:1–2 · Psalm 148:13 · Psalm 149:1–3 · Psalm 112:1 · Psalm 107:8 · Psalm 106:1 · Psalm 150:6 · Exodus 34:5–7 · Psalm 134:1

Psalm 135:2 Psalm 116:19 · Psalm 92:13 · Psalm 96:8 · Luke 2:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.