Psalms

Psalm 135:1–3

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.

³Hallelujah, for the LORD is good;

sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

Footnotes

Word by word

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hallelujah	הַ֥לְלוּ	hal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1984 shine
Praise	הַֽ֭לְלוּ	hal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1984 shine
the name	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Give praise	הַֽ֝לְלוּ	hal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1984 shine
O servants	עַבְדֵ֥י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who stand	שֶׁ֣֭עֹֽמְדִים	še·ʿō·mə·d̲îm	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the courts	בְּ֝חַצְר֗וֹת	bə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hallelujah	הַֽ֭לְלוּ־	hal·lū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1984 shine
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is good	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
sing praises	זַמְּר֥וּ	zam·mə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H2167 make music
to His name	לִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹ	liš·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is lovely	נָעִֽים׃	nā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine singular	H5273 pleasant, delightful

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

Psalm 135:3 Psalm 147:1 · Psalm 119:68 · Psalm 106:1 · Psalm 33:1 · Psalm 118:1 · Psalm 145:7–8 · Matthew 19:17 · Psalm 63:5 · Psalm 100:5 · Psalm 107:1 · Psalm 136:1 · Psalm 92:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.