Text -- Psalms 135:1-8 (NET)

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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 135:1

¹ sn Psalm 135. The psalmist urges God’s people to praise him because he is the incomparable God and ruler of the world who has accomplished great things for Israel.

NET Notes: Psa 135:2

¹ tn Heb “stand.”

NET Notes: Psa 135:3

¹ tn Heb “for [it is] pleasant.” The translation assumes that it is the Lord’s “name” that is pleasant. Another option is to understand the referent of “it” as the act of praising (see Ps 147:1).

NET Notes: Psa 135:4

¹ tn Or “for.”

² sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17.

NET Notes: Psa 135:5

¹ tn Or “for.”