Psalms 135:1-9

1 Praise the LORD.^[a]Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD,

2 you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.

4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.

5 I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.

6 The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.

7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals.

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

Psalms 135:1-9 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. Nehemiah 7:73; Psalms 113:1; Psalms 134:1
• 2. S 1 Chronicles 15:2; Luke 2:37
• 3. S Psalms 116:19
• 4. S 1 Chronicles 16:34; S Psalms 119:68
• 5. S Psalms 68:4
• 6. S Psalms 92:1; Psalms 147:1
• 7. S Deuteronomy 10:15; 1 Peter 2:9
• 8. Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; Malachi 3:17; S Titus 2:14
• 9. S Psalms 48:1; Psalms 145:3
• 10. S Exodus 12:12; S 1 Chronicles 16:25; S Job 21:22; Psalms 97:9
• 11. Psalms 115:3; Daniel 4:35
• 12. Matthew 6:10
• 13. S Job 5:10; Psalms 68:9; Isaiah 30:23; Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16; Joel 2:23; Zechariah 10:1
• 14. Job 28:25; Amos 4:13
• 15. S Deuteronomy 28:12; Job 38:22
• 16. S Exodus 4:23; S Exodus 12:12; Psalms 78:51
• 17. S Exodus 7:9; Deuteronomy 6:22
• 18. Psalms 136:10-15

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "Hallelu Yah" ; also in verses 3 and 21