Psalms 135:1-6

Praise to God for His Power and Redemption

1 Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh. Praise [him], O servants of Yahweh,
2 who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise Yah, for Yahweh [is] good. Sing praises concerning his name, for [it is] pleasant.
4 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his special possession.
5 For I know that Yahweh [is] great, and our Lord [is greater] than all gods.
6 All that Yahweh desires, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all [the] depths.

Psalms 135:1-6 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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