How does Psalm 135:3 connect with other scriptures about praising God? The heartbeat of Psalm 135:3 “Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.” Why praise? Because the LORD is good • Psalm 100:4-5 — “Enter His gates with thanksgiving… For the LORD is good and His loving devotion endures forever.” • 1 Chronicles 16:34 — “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” • Isaiah 63:7 — “I will make known the loving devotion of the LORD and the praiseworthy acts of the LORD…” The goodness of God is the unchanging foundation that keeps praise from becoming a mood-driven exercise. Scripture never hints that circumstances alter His worthiness; His character alone secures it. Pleasant, fitting, and delightful • Psalm 147:1 — “Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely praise is.” • Psalm 33:1 — “Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous; befitting is the praise of the upright.” • Psalm 92:1 — “It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.” Praise is repeatedly called “pleasant,” “lovely,” and “fitting.” God designed worship not only for His glory but also for the believer’s joy and well-being. Singing His name: the covenant melody • Exodus 15:2 — Israel’s first recorded song after the Red Sea: “The LORD is my strength and my song…” • Psalm 113:1-3 — “Praise, O servants of the LORD… From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised.” • Hebrews 13:15 — “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.” Old Covenant saints and New Covenant believers share the same assignment: declare the excellencies of His name in song. Echoes in the New Testament throne room • Revelation 4:11 — “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power…” • Revelation 5:9 — The redeemed sing “a new song” celebrating the Lamb’s blood. Heaven’s praise is grounded in the same truths Psalm 135:3 highlights—God’s intrinsic goodness and the beauty of His name—now magnified through Christ’s redeeming work. A royal priesthood of praise • 1 Peter 2:9 — We are chosen “so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness.” • Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16 — Spirit-filled believers sing “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs” from the heart. Psalm 135:3 finds legs in the church: every believer is both singer and priest, carrying praise from private devotion into gathered worship and everyday conversation. Putting it into practice • Let truth lead feeling. Read a verse on God’s goodness, then respond in song or spoken praise. • Build a playlist of Scripture-saturated hymns and songs that exalt His name. • Weave praise into ordinary moments—commutes, chores, breaks—echoing the “continual” pattern of Hebrews 13:15. • Gather with other believers; corporate praise amplifies the pleasantness Psalm 135:3 celebrates and rehearses heaven’s chorus. Psalm 135:3 stands as a concise theology of worship: God’s goodness makes praise necessary; His name makes praise beautiful; and Scripture—from Exodus to Revelation—invites His people to join the everlasting song. |
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