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THE IDOLS OF THE HEATHEN ARE SILVER AND GOLD ... - To show more fully
the propriety of praising God, and him alone as God, the psalmist
instituted a comparison between him and idols, showing that the...
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PSALM 135-136
Psalms 135
Israel's Knowledge and Praise of the Lord
_ 1. Knowing and praising His Name (Psalms 135:1)_
2. Deliverances of the past remembered (Psalms 135:8)
3. His Name endu
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CXXXV. THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF YAHWEH AND HIS FAVOUR TO ISRAEL. This Ps.
is largely borrowed. Thus Psalms 135:7 is from Jeremiah 10:13;
Jeremiah 10:10 from...
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THE IDOLS, &c, Psalms 135:15. Not "borrowed" from Psalms 115, but
repeated, and varied, because the object here is quite different.
Psalms 115. heathen theology; Psalm 185. Divine theology.
HEATHEN ....
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Jehovah is eternally the same, and will not forget His people; whereas
the impotent gods of the heathen cannot protect their worshippers....
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Taken with some alterations from Psalms 115:4-8. The nonentity of the
heathen gods is contrasted with the sovereignty of Jehovah....
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PSALMS 135
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Call to Temple-Worship.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 135:1-4, A Charge to the Levites to Lead in the
Delightful Duty of Praise. Stanza II., Psalms 135:5-7, A Personal
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_THEY HAVE MOUTHS, BUT THEY SPEAK NOT; EYES HAVE THEY, BUT THEY SEE
NOT;_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE....
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A Ps. of praise suitable for public worship, beginning and ending with
the liturgical Hallelujah. It is full of rich mosaics illustrating
Jehovah's greatness and the vanity of idols. Psalms 134, 135 w...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
A SONG OF *PRAISE TO GOD
PSALMS 135
They went out and talked about (Jesus) everywhere (Matthew 9:31
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With slight variations from Psalms 115:4....
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פֶּֽה ־לָ֭הֶם וְ לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ
עֵינַ֥יִם ל
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Psalms 135:1
LIKE Psalms 97:1; Psalms 98:1, this is a cento, or piece of mosaic
work, apparently intended as a call to worship Jehovah in the Temple.
His greatness, as manifested in Nature, and especi...
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MEN BECOME LIKE THE GODS THEY SERVE
Psalms 135:13-21
What a contrast between our God and idols! His mouth speaks words of
grace; His eyes follow our every movement and watch our sleep; His
ears a...
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After the general movement of this book of the Psalter which has
brought us in thought to the ultimate realisation of worship, and
before the final psalms of perfected praise, we now have a section
(P...
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_Desert. This was very astonishing, as they were not incommoded by the
heat, or destitute of food and clothes for forty years, (Calmet)
except when God tried them for their improvement, or for their s...
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What a melancholy picture of human depravity and ignorance! If the
Reader wishes to see a similar portrait, he may find it, Romans 1:22....
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 135 AND 136.
Psalms 135 and 136 celebrate Jehovah, who has delivered Israel and now
dwells in Jerusalem, and give thanks to Him whose mercy has endured
for ever...
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THEY HAVE MOUTHS, BUT THEY SPEAK NOT,.... Return no answer to the
request and petition of their votaries; Psalms 115:5;
EYES HAVE THEY, BUT THEY SEE NOT; the same is observed in the above
place, whic...
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They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see
not;
Ver. 16. _The idols of the heathen_] See Psalms 115:4,6, &c....
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_The idols of the heathen are silver and gold_ Here he sets forth the
difference between the God of Israel and the idols of the nations, as
also between the worshippers of each, all tending to confirm...
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They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see
not;...
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THE HALLELUJAH OF THE CONGREGATION AND ITS SERVANTS.
A hymn setting forth the wonderful relation of God to His Church, His
almighty power over all the world, and His mercy in delivering His
people, a...
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15-21 These verses arm believers against idolatry and all false
worship, by showing what sort of gods the heathen worshipped. And the
more deplorable the condition of the Gentile nations that worship...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 135:16 mouths H6310 speak H1696 (H8762) Eyes H5869 see H7200
(H8799)
eyes have they -...
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Psalms 135:1. _Praise ye the LORD._
Or, «Hallelujah.» «Hallelujah» is the key-note of it. So this is
one of the Hallelujah Psalms, for so it begins; and if you look at the
end, you will see that so i...
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Key Word: Bless the Lord, Psalms 135:1.
CONTENTS: A call to the servants of God to praise Him for His mighty
works.
CHARACTERS: God, Pharaoh, Sihon, Og, house of Aaron, house of Levi.
CONCLUSION: Je...
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This psalm is an enlargement on the subject of the preseding psalm. It
calls upon the priests, the levites, and all Israel to praise the name
of the Lord, on a review of his mercies to their fathers....
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_The idols. .. are silver and gold._
THE GOLD-GOD
Idolatry consists in giving to any object, whether animate or
inanimate, the work of man’s hands, or the work of the Divine hands,
the love and worsh...
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_Praise ye the Lord._
THE SUBLIME OBJECT OF WORSHIP
I. In His absolute goodness (Psalms 135:1). He is
“good”--essentially, eternally, infinitely, immutably.
II. In His relative kindness (verse 4)....
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 135:1. God’s people are called to
praise him for his majestic power, displayed in his deeds on their
behalf.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 135:15 This adapts the words of Psalms 115:4 to
contrast the God who has chosen and cared for Israel with the useless
gods of the Gentiles....
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INTRODUCTION
“We have now,” says Hengstenberg, “a group of twelve Psalms,
sung after the prosperous completion of the Temple, and probably at
its dedication, consisting of three new Psalms at the begi...
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EXPOSITION
A SONG of praise to God (Psalms 135:1, Psalms 135:19) for:
1. His mercies to Israel (Psalms 135:4,...
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Psa 135:1-21 is one of those psalms that begins and ends with the word
Hallelujah.
Praise ye the LORD (Psalms 135:1).
Hallelujah.
Praise the name of Yahweh; praise him, O ye servants of Yahweh. Ye
t...