Psalm 135:1-11

Listen to Psalm 135:1-11

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

1 1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O 2servants of the Lord,
2 who 3stand in the house of the Lord, in 4the courts of the house of our God!
3 Praise the Lord, for 5the Lord is good; sing to his name, 6for it is pleasant! [a]
4 For the Lord has 7chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his 8own possession.
5 For I know that 9the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 10Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
7 11He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who 12makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his 13storehouses.
8 He it was who 14struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
9 who in your midst, O Egypt, sent 15signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
10 16who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings,
11 17Sihon, king of the Amorites, and 18Og, king of Bashan, and 19all the kingdoms of Canaan,

Psalm 135:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 135

This psalm was written very probably by the same hand as the former. It begins in much the same manner; it has some likeness with Psalm 113 and 114. It begins and ends with "hallelujah"; and is throughout an exhortation of praise to God, on account of his name, nature, and perfections; and because of his works of creation, providence, and grace, many of which are enumerated. The Syriac interpreter says, there is an intimation in it of the conversion of the people of the Messiah unto the faith.

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Cross References 19

  • 1. 135:1 See Ps. 104:35
  • 2. 135:1 See Ps. 113:1
  • 3. 135:2 [See Ps. 134:1 above]
  • 4. 135:2 Ps. 92:13
  • 5. 135:3 See Ps. 100:5
  • 6. 135:3 Ps. 147:1; [Ps. 52:9]
  • 7. 135:4 Deut. 7:6, 7; 10:15; See Ps. 105:6
  • 8. 135:4 Ex. 19:5
  • 9. 135:5 Ps. 95:3
  • 10. 135:6 Ps. 115:3
  • 11. 135:7 Jer. 10:13; 51:16
  • 12. 135:7 [Job 28:25, 26; 38:25; Zech. 10:1]
  • 13. 135:7 Job 38:22
  • 14. 135:8 See Ps. 78:51
  • 15. 135:9 Deut. 6:22
  • 16. 135:10 For ver. 10-12, see Ps. 136:17-22
  • 17. 135:11 Deut. 29:7; See Num. 21:21-26
  • 18. 135:11 See Num. 21:33-35
  • 19. 135:11 See Josh. 12:7-24

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 135:3 Or 'for he is beautiful'
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