Psalms 135:5-15

5 For I know that ¹the LORD is great And that our Lord is ²above all gods.

6 ³Whatever * the LORD pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

7 He ⁴causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who ⁵makes lightnings for the rain, Who ⁶brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

8 He ⁷smote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

9 He sent ⁸signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon ⁹Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 ¹⁰He ¹¹smote many nations And slew mighty kings,

11 ¹²Sihon, king of the Amorites, And ¹³Og, king of Bashan, And ¹⁴all the kingdoms of Canaan;

12 And He ¹⁵gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

13 Your ¹⁶name, O LORD, is everlasting, Your remembrance, O LORD, throughout all generations.

14 For the LORD will ¹⁷judge His people And ¹⁸will have compassion on His servants.

15 The ¹⁹idols of the nations are but silver and gold, The work of man's hands.

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Psalms 135:5-15 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 19

1. Psalms 48:1; Psalms 95:3; Psalms 145:3
2. Psalms 97:9
3. Psalms 115:3
4. Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16
5. Job 28:25, 26; Job 38:25, 26; Zechariah 10:1
6. Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16
7. Exodus 12:12; Psalms 78:51; Psalms 105:36
8. Exodus 7:10; Deuteronomy 6:22; Psalms 78:43
9. Psalms 136:15
10. Numbers 21:24; Psalms 135:10-12; Psalms 136:17-21
11. Psalms 44:2
12. Numbers 21:21-26; Deuteronomy 29:7
13. Numbers 21:33-35
14. Joshua 12:7-24
15. Deuteronomy 29:8; Psalms 78:55; Psalms 136:21, 22
16. Exodus 3:15; Psalms 102:12
17. Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalms 50:4
18. Psalms 90:13; Psalms 106:46
19. Psalms 115:4-8; Psalms 135:15-18

Footnotes 8

[a]. Lit "The one who"
[b]. I.e. clouds
[c]. Lit "The one who"
[d]. Lit "From man to beast"
[e]. Lit "The one who"
[f]. Lit "The one who"
[g]. Or "memorial"
[h]. Lit "to"

Psalms 135:5-15

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Psalms 135:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 135

Cross References 19

Footnotes 8