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FOR THE LORD HATH CHOSEN JACOB UNTO HIMSELF - The descendants of
Jacob. He has selected them from among all the inhabitants of the
earth to be his special people.
AND ISRAEL FOR HIS PECULIAR TREASURE...
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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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JACOB. Compare Malachi 1:2.Romans 9:13. Put also by Figure of speech
_Metonymy_ (of Cause) for his posterity (App-6).
ISRAEL. See notes on Genesis 32:28;...
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A call to Jehovah's servants to praise Him, since he has chosen Israel
to be His own people....
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_the Lord_ Heb. Jah. The verse is based upon Deuteronomy 7:6; cp.
Exodus 19:5....
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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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For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his
peculiar treasure.
FOR THE LORD HATH CHOSEN JACOB UNTO HIMSELF, AND ISRAEL FOR HIS
PECULIAR TREASURE - (Exodus 19:5.) The "For" intro...
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135:4 possession. (l-12) Or 'peculiar treasure.' see Exodus 19:5 ....
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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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PECULIAR TREASURE] see on Exodus 19:5....
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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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PECULIAR TREASURE. — A special covenant-name for Israel (Exodus
19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6, &c.), and of private property (1 Chronicles
29:3;...
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כִּֽי ־יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּחַ֣ר לֹ֣ו יָ֑הּ
יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל...
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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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For the LORD hath (c) chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his
peculiar treasure.
(c) That is, has freely loved the posterity of Abraham....
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_Wonders. If saints or others work miracles, it is only by God's
permission. (Theodoret) --- None can do any thing against his will.
(Haydock) --- Only He can perform true miracles, above the course o...
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But the song riseth to a higher note in this verse, in the choice God
hath made of Jacob, for his peculiar people. Yes this is the great
mark for praise, distinguishing mercies. The Bible is full of t...
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4._For God hath chosen Jacob _Other reasons are given afterwards why
they should praise God, drawn from his government of the world. But as
it was only the children of Abraham who were favored with th...
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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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FOR THE LORD HATH CHOSEN JACOB UNTO HIMSELF,.... To be his own special
people, and not another's; for his own service, and for his glory; and
to be an habitation for himself, and to be for ever with h...
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For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his
peculiar treasure.
Ver. 4. _For the Lord hath chosen_] God's distinguishing grace should
make his elect lift up many a humble, joyful...
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_For the Lord hath chosen Jacob_, &c. Here we have a third reason why
the Israelites should praise the Lord, namely, “the circumstance of
their having been selected from among the nations to be his ch...
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For the Lord hath chosen Jacob, the patriarch and the people descended
from him, UNTO HIMSELF, to be His nation in a special sense, AND
ISRAEL FOR HIS PECULIAR TREASURE, Exodus 19:5, just as He now ga...
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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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1-4 The subject-matter of praise, is the blessings of grace flowing
from the everlasting love of God. The name of God as a covenant God
and Father in Christ, blessing us with all spiritual blessings i...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 135:4 LORD H3050 chosen H977 (H8804) Jacob H3290 Israel H3478
treasure H5459
the Lord -...
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Psalms 135:4
I. In the covenant which God made with the Jews, and in the strange
events, good and bad, which He caused to happen to their nation, not
only the great saints among them were taken care o...
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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 Lord hath chosen Jacob unto Himself._
A STRANGE YET GRACIOUS CHOICE
This is a psalm of praise all through. It is to be sung to the
highsounding cymbals. There is not a low note anywhere; it is a...
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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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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 Peter 2:9; 1 Samuel 12:22; Deuteronomy 10:15; Deuteronomy 32:9;...