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Posted by Psalms on Sunday, 31 January 2016
Psalms 135:20
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
135:20. Bless the LORD, O house of Levi. These helped the priests in other things; let them aid them in this also. The house of Israel comprehends all the chosen people; then we come down to the smaller but more central ring of the house of Aaron, and now we widen out to the whole tribe of Levi. Let reverence and adoration spread from person to person until the whole lump of humanity is leavened. The house of Levi had choice reasons for blessing God: read the Levite story and see. Remember that the whole of the Levites were set apart for holy service, and supported by the tribes allotted to them; therefore they were in honor bound above all others to worship Jehovah with cheerfulness.
Ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. These are the choicer spirits, the truly spiritual: they are not the Lord’s in name only, but in heart and spirit. The Father seeks such to worship him. If Aaron and Levi both forget and fail, these will not. It may be that this verse in intended to bring in God-fearing men who were not included under Israel, Aaron, and Levi. They were Gentile proselytes, and this verse opens the door and bids them enter. Those who fear God need not wait for any other qualification for the priesthood with Aaron, and in the service of the Lord with Levi. Filial fear, such as saints feel towards the Lord, does not hinder their praise; it is indeed the main source and fountain of their adoration.
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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