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Psalm 135:2
you who stand in the LORD’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.
1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,
2you who stand in the LORD’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.
3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.
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The courts of God’s house give this summons to praise a gathered setting, where YHWH’s servants stand together before him.
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Psalm 116:19in the courts of the LORD’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!Both passages place servants or worshipers in the courts of the LORD’s house, within a summons to praise him.
Psalm 92:13They are planted in the LORD’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.Both name the LORD’s house and God’s courts, with one describing people standing there and the other describing them as planted.
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his …Standing in the LORD’s service links the passages, while Deuteronomy names Levi and specifies the tribe’s duties.
Psalm 96:8Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.Both connect the LORD’s courts with worship, addressing those who stand there or urging worshipers to enter with an offering.
Luke 2:37and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fastings and petitions night and day.Both describe people present at God’s house for worship, with Luke emphasizing a widow’s fasting and petitions night and day.
2 Chronicles 35:5Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a …Both describe standing in a place set apart for God, with Chronicles assigning places among the people and Levites.
1 Chronicles 16:37–42So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;Both concern service before the LORD, with Chronicles describing Asaph and his brothers ministering before the ark as each day required.
1 Chronicles 23:30and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening;Standing and praising the LORD link these passages, with Chronicles specifying thanks and praise each morning and evening.
Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from …Both connect standing with praise of the LORD, and their surrounding words direct attention to his name.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like …The shared detail is standing in worship; the psalm addresses the LORD’s servants, while Luke records a Pharisee’s prayer of comparison.
Acts 26:7which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!Both concern service to God among Israel’s people, while Acts adds their night-and-day devotion and hope.
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The servants standing in these courts receive a shared task: praise YHWH. The surrounding words give their reason for praise: YHWH is good.
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