Old Testament Commentary - Psalms 135

by Don R. Hender

Scriptural Text [& Editorial]	Commentary & Explanation	Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 135 Praise and bless the Lord—Our Lord is above all gods; and idols can neither se, nor hear, nor speak.
1 PRAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. 2 Ye that stand 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 praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
4 For the LORD hath chosen ^aJacob unto himself, and Israel for his ^bpeculiar ^ctreasure. 5 For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
7 He causeth the ^avapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; 11 ^aSihon king of the Amorites, and ^bOg king of Bashan, and all the ^ckingdoms of Canaan: 12 And gave their land for an ^aheritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
13 *Thy ^aname, O LORD, endureth* for ever; and thy memorial^a**, O LORD, throughout all generations. 14 For the LORD will judge his people, and he will ^arepent himself concerning his servants.	*13^a Thy name, O LORD, endureth* for ever; and thy memorial** The italsized words where added by the King James translators. They are not a part of the original text and at times it reads better and reveals much when they are removed and the text is read without them. "Thy name O LORD for ever thy memorial". A memorial is a remembrance as to just what the bottom line essence of one's epitaph should be. This one name epitaph is Jehoshua - Jehovah Delivers or Jehovah is Salvation, which name in the transliterated Greek is Jesus.
15 The ^aidols of the ^bheathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; 17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
19 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: 20 Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. 21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.