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Psalm 135:19

House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

18Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!
21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
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Notice

Israel and Aaron’s house hear the same command, making praise a shared response to YHWH across the people and those who serve as priests.

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Where else Scripture says this

5 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 118:1–4Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both passages direct honor to the LORD, with Psalm 118 naming his goodness and enduring loving kindness as reasons for thanks.
Psalm 147:19–20He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.Israel is named in both passages, receiving God’s word in Psalm 147 and the command to praise him here.
Psalm 148:14He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise the LORD!Both passages name Israel among those who praise the LORD; Psalm 148 also describes Israel as a people near to him.
Revelation 19:5A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”Both passages command a gathered people to praise God, naming distinct groups within that shared response.
Psalm 145:10All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your saints will extol you.Both passages speak of people honoring the LORD: Israel and Aaron’s house here, and his saints in Psalm 145.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

There is room for your voice among others who praise God. Here, the whole house of Israel and Aaron’s house share one task: praise YHWH.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).