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135:4 Indeed <03588>, the Lord <03050> has chosen <0977> Jacob <03290> for himself, Israel <03478> to be his special possession <05459>. 135:5 Yes <03588>, I <0589> know <03045> the Lord <03068> is great <01419>, and our Lord <0136> is superior to all <03605> gods <0430>. 135:6 He does <06213> whatever <0834> <03605> he <03068> pleases <02654> in heaven <08064> and on earth <0776>, in the seas <03220> and all <03605> the ocean depths <08415>. 135:7 He causes the clouds <05387> to arise <05927> from the end <07097> of the earth <0776>, makes <06213> lightning bolts <01300> accompany the rain <04306>, and brings <03318> the wind <07307> out <03318> of his storehouses <0214>. 135:8 He struck down <05221> the firstborn <01060> of Egypt <04714>, including both <05704> men <0120> and animals <0929>. 135:9 He performed <07971> awesome <0226> deeds and acts of judgment <04159> in your midst <08432>, O Egypt <04714>, against Pharaoh <06547> and all <03605> his servants <05650>. 135:10 He defeated <05221> many <07227> nations <01471>, and killed <02026> mighty <06099> kings <04428>– 135:11 Sihon <05511>, king <04428> of the Amorites <0567>, and Og <05747>, king <04428> of Bashan <01316>, and all <03605> the kingdoms <04467> of Canaan <03667>. 135:12 He gave <05414> their land <0776> as an inheritance <05159>, as an inheritance <05159> to Israel <03478> his people <05971>. 135:13 O Lord <03068>, your name <08034> endures <05769>, your reputation <02143>, O Lord <03068>, lasts <01755> <01755>. 135:14 For <03588> the Lord <03068> vindicates <01777> his people <05971>, and has compassion <05162> on <05921> his servants <05650>. 135:15 The nations <01471>’ idols <06091> are made of silver <03701> and gold <02091>, they are man-made <0120> <03027> <04639>. 135:16 They <01992> have mouths <06310>, but cannot <03808> speak <01696>, eyes <05869>, but cannot <03808> see <07200>, 135:17 and ears <0241>, but cannot <03808> hear <0238>. Indeed <0637>, they <01992> cannot <0369> breathe <07307>. 135:18 Those who make <06213> them will end up <01961> like <03644> them, as will everyone <03605> who <0834> trusts <0982> in them. 135:19 O family <01004> of Israel <03478>, praise <01288> the Lord <03068>! O family <01004> of Aaron <0175>, praise <01288> the Lord <03068>! 135:20 O family <01004> of Levi <03878>, praise <01288> the Lord <03068>! You loyal followers <03373> of the Lord <03068>, praise <01288> the Lord <03068>! 135:21 The Lord <03068> deserves praise <01288> in Zion <06726>– he who dwells <07931> in Jerusalem <03389>. Praise <01984> the Lord <03050>!

• Psa 135:1-21 -- Psalm 135

• HALLEL

  [ebd] praise, the name given to the group of Psalms 113-118, which are preeminently psalms of praise. It is called "The Egyptian Hallel," because it was chanted in the temple whilst the Passover lambs were being slain. It was chan...
  [isbe] HALLEL - ha-lal', hal'-el: In the fifth book of the Psalms (107-50) there are several groups of Hallelujah Psalms: 104 through 106; 111 through 113; 115 through 117; 135; 146 through 150. In the worship of the synagogue Psal...
  

• Praise

  [nave] PRAISE Song of Moses, after the passage of the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Of Miriam, Ex. 15:21. Of Deborah, after defeating the Canaanites, Judg. 5. Of Haah, 1 Sam. 2:1-10. Of David, celebrating his deliverance from the hand ...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• PAPYRUS

  [isbe] PAPYRUS - pa-pi'-rus (Cyperus papyrus; bublos, biblos, whence biblion, a roll, ta biblia, "the Books" = the Bible): 1. Papyrus Paper 2. Egyptian Papyri 3. Aramaic Papyri 4. Greek Papyri 5. Their Discovery. 6. Classical Papyr...
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• JEREMY, THE EPISTLE OF

  [isbe] JEREMY, THE EPISTLE OF - jer'-e-mi, (Epistole Ieremiou): 1. Name 2. Canonicity and Position 3. Contents 4. Original Language 5. Authorship, Date and Aim 6. Text and Versions LITERATURE 1. Name: In manuscripts Vaticanus and A...
  

• Idolatry

  [nave] IDOLATRY. Wicked Practices of Human sacrifices, Lev. 18:21; 20:2-5; Deut. 12:31; 18:10; 2 Kin. 3:26, 27; 16:3; 17:17, 18; 21:6; 23:10; 2 Chr. 28:3; 33:6; Psa. 106:37, 38; Isa. 57:5; Jer. 7:31; 19:4-7; 32:35; Ezek. 16:20, 2...
  

• WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE

  [isbe] WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE - || I. NAME II. CANONICITY III. CONTENTS 1. The Wisdom Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 1:1 through 11:14 2. The Historical Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 11:5 through 19:22 IV. LITERARY FORM V. UNITY A...
  

• Poetry

  [ebd] has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relation to God. "Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon, redemption, repentance are the a...
  

• Og

  [ebd] gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh ...
  [isbe] OG - (`ogh; Og): King of Bashan, whose territory, embracing 60 cities, was conquered by Moses and the Israelites immediately after the conquest of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Nu 21:33-35; Dt 3:1-12). The defeat took place a...
  [nave] OG, king of Bashan. A man of gigantic stature, Num. 21:33; Deut. 3:11; Josh. 12:4; 13:12. Defeated and slain by Moses, Num. 21:33-35; Deut. 1:4; 3:1-7; 29:7; 31:4; Josh. 2:10; 9:10; Psa. 135:10, 11; 136:18-20. Land of, give...
  

• SIHON

  [ebd] striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory, and put his army in arra...
  [isbe] SIHON - si'-hon (cichon): King of the Amorites, who vainly opposed Israel on their journey from Egypt to Palestine, and who is frequently mentioned in the historical books and in the Psalms because of his prominence and as a...
  

• Lightning

  [ebd] frequently referred to by the sacred writers (Nah. 1:3-6). Thunder and lightning are spoken of as tokens of God's wrath (2 Sam. 22:15; Job 28:26; 37:4; Ps. 135:7; 144:6; Zech. 9:14). They represent God's glorious and awful m...
  [isbe] LIGHTNING - lit'-ning (baraq, chaziz; astrape): Lightning is caused by the discharge of electricity between clouds or between clouds and the earth. In a thunder-storm there is a rapid gathering of particles of moisture into ...
  [nave] LIGHTNING, Job 28:26; 37:3; 38:25, 35; Psa. 18:14; 77:18; 78:48; 97:4; 135:7; 144:6; Jer. 10:13; 51:16; Ezek. 1:13, 14; Dan. 10:6; Nah. 2:4; Zech. 9:14; 10:1; Matt. 24:27; 28:3; Luke 10:18; Rev. 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18.
  

• Providence

  [ebd] literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Ps. 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3). God's providence extends to the natural world...
  

• Idol

  [nave] IDOL Manufacture of, Ex. 20:4; 32:4, 20; Deut. 4:23; Isa. 40:19, 20; 44:9-12, 17; Hab. 2:18; Acts 19:24, 25. Manufacture of, forbidden, Ex. 20:4; 34:17. Made of gold, Ex. 32:3, 4; Psa. 115:4-7; 135:15-17; Isa. 2:20; 30:22;...
  

• TREASURE; TREASURER; TREASURY

  [isbe] TREASURE; TREASURER; TREASURY - trezh'-ur, trezh'-ur-er, trezh'-ur-i (otsar, genaz, genez, ganzakh, chocen matmon, mickenah, mikhman, `athudh, saphan; gaza, thesauros): I. In the Old Testament. 1. Treasure The English word "...
  

• Canaanites

  [nave] CANAANITES Eleven nations, descended from Canaan, Gen. 10:15-19; Deut. 7:1; 1 Chr. 1:13-16. Territory of, Gen. 10:19; 12:6; 15:18; Ex. 23:31; Num. 13:29; 34:1-12; Josh. 1:4; 5:1; given to the Israelites, Gen. 12:6, 7; 15:18...
  

• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

  [nave] METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA. Gen. 2:5, 6; Gen. 27:39; Job 9:7; Job 26:7, 8, 11; Job 27:20, 21; Job 28:24-27; Job 29:19; Job 36:27-33; Job 37:6-22; Job 38:9 [with vs. 8-11.] Job 38:22, 24-29, 31-35, 37; Psa. 18:8-15;...
  

• MOUTH

  [isbe] MOUTH - mowth (peh, chekh, garon (Ps 149:6); Aramaic pum, tera (Dan 3:26); stoma, 71 times, once logos, i.e. "word of mouth," "speech" (Acts 15:27); once we find the verb epistomizo, "to silence," "to stop the mouth" (Tit 1:...
  

• Predestination

  [ebd] This word is properly used only with reference to God's plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered "predestinate" is found only in these six passages, Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 30; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 1:5, 11; and in all...
  [nave] PREDESTINATION. Gen. 21:12, 13; Ex. 9:16; Ex. 33:19; Deut. 7:7, 8; Deut. 10:15 Deut. 4:37. Deut. 32:8; Josh. 11:20; 1 Sam. 12:22; 1 Kin. 12:15; 1 Kin. 20:42; 2 Kin. 19:25; 2 Chr. 6:6; Job 23:13, 14; Psa. 33:12; Psa. 65:4; P...
  

• Psalms 135: I Know That the Lord Is Great

  

• The Last Plague and the Passover

  

• Do you have to believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God to be saved?
  In a very general way, I think I can say that one could come to faith in Christ for salvation without believing in the inerrancy of the Word of God, but I am doubtful that one could stay that way for long. The disciples of ou...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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