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Psalm 135
135:1 Praise the Lord ! Praise the name of the Lord ! Offer praise , you servants of the Lord , 135:2 who serve in the Lord’s temple , in the courts of the temple of our God . 135:3 Praise the Lord , for the Lord is good ! Sing praises to his name , for it is pleasant ! 135:4 Indeed , the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession . 135:5 Yes , I know the Lord is great , and our Lord is superior to all gods . 135:6 He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth , in the seas and all the ocean depths . 135:7 He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth , makes lightning bolts accompany the rain , and brings the wind out of his storehouses . 135:8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt , including both men and animals . 135:9 He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst , O Egypt , against Pharaoh and all his servants . 135:10 He defeated many nations , and killed mighty kings 135:11 Sihon , king of the Amorites , and Og , king of Bashan , and all the kingdoms of Canaan . 135:12 He gave their land as an inheritance , as an inheritance to Israel his people . 135:13 O Lord , your name endures , your reputation , O Lord , lasts . 135:14 For the Lord vindicates his people , and has compassion on his servants . 135:15 The nations ’ idols are made of silver and gold , they are man-made . 135:16 They have mouths , but cannot speak , eyes , but cannot see , 135:17 and ears , but cannot hear . Indeed , they cannot breathe . 135:18 Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.

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  • [Psa 135:1] Exalt The Lord, His Praise Proclaim
  • [Psa 135:1] O Praise Ye The Name Of Jehovah
  • [Psa 135:1] Praise, Praise His Name
  • [Psa 135:1] Praise The Name Of Jesus
  • [Psa 135:1] Praise Ye Jehovah (reitz)
  • [Psa 135:1] Praise Ye The Lord, Exalt His Name
  • [Psa 135:1] Rejoice Today With One Accord
  • [Psa 135:2] House Of Our God
  • [Psa 135:3] Tell The Blessèd News
  • [Psa 135:3] Yes, God Is Good

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  • A second group of seven Levites (v. 5) led the people in the prayer of praise that Nehemiah included in this book perhaps on a different day than the prayer he wrote about in verses 1-4."The prayer is intended to instruct the...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The psalm concludes as it began with the psalmist reminding himself to bless the Lord by praising Him. "Praise the Lord"translates the Hebrew haleluyah. The translators often simply transliterated this Hebrew expression as "h...
  • This psalm begins and ends with, "Praise the Lord"(Hallelujah; cf. 104:35; et al.). The call goes out in verse 3 again. The priests in particular should praise Him because He is good and because praise is pleasant (lovely)....
  • 135:4-7 The sovereignty of God is what called forth the poet's praise in this psalm. The Lord chose Israel as His special treasure (cf. Deut. 7:6). He is also greater than all the pagan gods because He does whatever pleases H...
  • This psalm is the "Great Hallel"that the Israelites sang at Passover when they celebrated the Exodus. The other hallelpsalms are 113-118. This psalm is unique because it repeats the same refrain in each verse. The Israelites ...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • 9:20 These three severe judgments (fire, smoke, and brimstone, vv. 17-18) will not move the remaining unbelievers as a whole to repent (cf. Exod. 7:13, 23; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 12, 35; 10:20; 11:10)."In all cases in the apocaly...
  • This pericope has strong ties to what precedes (16:17-18:24). It is the concluding revelation concerning the fall of Babylon, the latter-day Egypt and Tyre, and Antichrist, the ultimate Pharaoh of the Exodus and King of Tyre....
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