Ezra 2:41 Meaning and Explanation

The singers return next — one hundred twenty-eight of them, all from the house of Asaph, the worship leader appointed in David's day whose name stands over many of the Psalms.

Music was no afterthought in the worship of God; it was a calling passed down through generations. That the singers are counted among the temple's servants shows that praise itself is sacred work. The restored house would resound again with the songs of Asaph, lifting the people's hearts to God.