Psalms 135:5-7

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.

Psalms 135:5-7 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.

Cross References

• 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

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "The one who"
• [b]. I.e. clouds