Psa 135:4-21 - Commentary

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Text -- Psalms 135:4-21 (NET)

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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. 135:19 O family of Israel, praise the Lord! O family of Aaron, praise the Lord! 135:20 O family of Levi, praise the Lord! You loyal followers of the Lord, praise the Lord! 135:21 The Lord deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

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Names, People and Places:

· Aaron a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron

· Amorites members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

· Bashan a region east of Lake Galilee between Mt. Hermon and Wadi Yarmuk

· Canaan the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River

· Egypt descendants of Mizraim

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jacob the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

· Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin

· Levi members of the tribe of Levi

· Og king of Bashan whom Israel defeated.

· Pharaoh the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time

· Sihon the king of the Amorites in Moses time

· Zion one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 135:4 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 Or “for.”

NET Notes: Psa 135:9 Or “portents”; “omens” (see Ps 71:7). The Egyptian plagues are alluded to here.

NET Notes: Psa 135:13 Heb “O Lord, your remembrance [is] for a generation and a generation.” See Ps 102:12.

NET Notes: Psa 135:14 Verse 14 echoes Deut 32:36, where Moses affirms that God mercifully relents from fully judging his wayward people.

NET Notes: Psa 135:15 Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

NET Notes: Psa 135:17 Heb “indeed, there is not breath in their mouth.” For the collocation אַף אֵין (’af ’...

NET Notes: Psa 135:18 Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which ...

NET Notes: Psa 135:19 Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).

NET Notes: Psa 135:20 Heb “fearers.”

NET Notes: Psa 135:21 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

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