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Verse Psalms 135:7. _HE CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND_] Dr. Shaw
thinks that the account here refers to the _autumnal_ rains in the
east. Of them he speaks as follows: "Seldom a night passes without...
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HE CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - The word
rendered vapors means literally risings; things raised up; and it may
be applied, therefore, to vapors or clouds. The Septuagint,...
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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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WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. Compare Psalms 135:7 with Jeremiah
10:13; Jeremiah 51:16.
TREASURIES. Hebrew. treasures, put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of
Adjunct) for treasuries (App-6), and right...
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HE CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND, &C.— Dr. Russel, in his
description of the weather at Aleppo in September, tells us, that
seldom a night passes without much _lightning_ in the north-west
quarter, bu...
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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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He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he
maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his
treasuries.
HE CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND FROM THE ENDS OF THE EA...
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FOR THE RAIN] i.e. to produce rain, as it was thought: cp. Zechariah
10:1 RV. TREASURIES] storehouses, where, according to ancient belief,
the winds were kept.
10, 11. Cp. Numbers 21:24....
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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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Adapted from Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16.
CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND. — Mr. Burgess is undoubtedly right in
referring this to the _mist_ which went up from the earth, and watered
the whole face...
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מַֽעֲלֶ֣ה נְשִׂאִים֮ מִ קְצֵ֪ה הָ֫
אָ֥רֶץ בְּ
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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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GOD'S WONDERFUL POWER
Psalms 135:1-12
This psalm begins and ends with _Hallelujah._ It contains choice
extracts from various psalms, which have been culled as the flowers of
a garden are gathered...
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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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_Lights. The stars, (St. Jerome) or the sun and moon, ver. 8., and
Genesis i. 16. (Calmet) --- All are great lights, though the moon be
comparatively small. (Berthier)_...
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The Psalmist here praises the Lord in the contemplation of the
blessings of his providence, whose power is absolute, and admits of no
control....
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7._Causing the clouds to ascend _The Psalmist touches upon one or two
particulars, in illustration of the point that nothing takes place of
itself, but by the hand and counsel of God. Our understandin...
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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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HE CAUSETH THE VAPOURS TO ASCEND FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH,.... Up to
the heavens. Aben Ezra interprets this of the mist which went up out
of the earth, and watered it, Genesis 2:6; and still vapours...
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He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh
lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Ver. 7. _He causeth the vapours_] Not Jupiter, but Jehovah....
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_He causeth the vapours to ascend_, &c. “They who in old time paid
their devotions to the elements, imagined those elements to be capable
of giving or withholding rain at pleasure. Therefore we find t...
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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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He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, fashioning
them into clouds; HE MAKETH LIGHTNINGS FOR THE RAIN, for the two
usually occur together in a thunderstorm; HE BRINGETH THE WIND O...
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5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious,
faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same
to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures f...
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The vapours; which are the matter of clouds and rain. FROM THE ENDS OF
THE EARTH; either,
1. From the sea, the common source of vapours, 1 KINGS 18:44 AMOS 5:8;
wherewith both the earth in general, a...
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Psalms 135:7 vapors H5387 ascend H5927 (H8688) ends H7097 earth H776
makes H6213 (H8804) lightning H1300 rain...
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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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_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 135:5 The psalm moves to another reason to
praise the Lord: he IS GREAT and IS ABOVE ALL GODS. This means that
whatever the LORD pleases,
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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...
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1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 18:41; Genesis 2:5; Genesis 2:6; Jeremiah 10:13
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From — From all parts of the earth, from one end to another. Rain
— An eminent instance of his good providence....