Psalms 135:1-11

Praise the LORD'S Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols.

1 ¹Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O ²servants of the LORD,

2 You who stand in the house of the LORD, In the ³courts of the house of our God!

3 Praise the LORD, for ⁴the LORD is good; ⁵Sing praises to His name, ⁶for it is lovely.

4 For the LORD has ⁷chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His ⁸own possession.

5 For I know that ⁹the LORD is great And that our Lord is ¹⁰above all gods.

6 ¹¹Whatever * the LORD pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

7 He ¹²causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who ¹³makes lightnings for the rain, Who ¹⁴brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

8 He ¹⁵smote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

9 He sent ¹⁶signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon ¹⁷Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 ¹⁸He ¹⁹smote many nations And slew mighty kings,

11 ²⁰Sihon, king of the Amorites, And ²¹Og, king of Bashan, And ²²all the kingdoms of Canaan;

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Psalms 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 22

1. Psalms 113:1
2. Psalms 134:1
3. Psalms 92:13; Psalms 116:19
4. Psalms 100:5; Psalms 119:68
5. Psalms 68:4
6. Psalms 147:1
7. Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 10:15; Psalms 105:6
8. Exodus 19:5; Malachi 3:17; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9
9. Psalms 48:1; Psalms 95:3; Psalms 145:3
10. Psalms 97:9
11. Psalms 115:3
12. Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16
13. Job 28:25, 26; Job 38:25, 26; Zechariah 10:1
14. Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16
15. Exodus 12:12; Psalms 78:51; Psalms 105:36
16. Exodus 7:10; Deuteronomy 6:22; Psalms 78:43
17. Psalms 136:15
18. Numbers 21:24; Psalms 135:10-12; Psalms 136:17-21
19. Psalms 44:2
20. Numbers 21:21-26; Deuteronomy 29:7
21. Numbers 21:33-35
22. Joshua 12:7-24

Footnotes 12

[a]. Or "Hallelujah!"
[b]. Heb YAH
[c]. Or "Hallelujah!"
[d]. Heb YAH
[e]. Heb YAH
[f]. Or "special treasure"
[g]. Lit "The one who"
[h]. I.e. clouds
[i]. Lit "The one who"
[j]. Lit "From man to beast"
[k]. Lit "The one who"
[l]. Lit "The one who"