Psalm 135:1-21 Book# 5 of Psalms

Psalm 135:1-21            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Praise you the Lord. You, praise the Name of the Lord.O you  servants of the Lord, praise Him. [1 Chronicles 16:25-26 For great is the Lord, & greatly to be praised. He is also to be feared, [a.k.a. respected,] above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.]

You, [who] stand in the [Lord's] house, & in the [courtyards] of the house of our God. [Psalm 116:19 O Jerusalem, you, praise the Lord in the [courtyards] of the Lord's house, in the midst of you.]

Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good. Sing praises to His Name, for it is pleasant. [Psalm 95:2-5 Let us make a joyful noise to Him with psalms, [a.k.a. songs,] & come before His presence with [giving thanks.] For the Lord is a great God, & a great King, above all gods. The deep places of the earth are in His hand. The strength of the hills is also His. The sea is His, & He made it. And His hands formed the dry land.]

For the Lord [has] chosen Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] unto Himself, & Israel for His [special] treasure. [Malachi 3:17 And they shall be Mine, [says] the Lord of Hosts, [on] that day when I make up My Jewels. And I will spare them, [like] a man [spares] his own son, [who] serves him.]

For I know that the Lord is great, & that our Lord is above all gods. [Mark 12:32-34 And the scribe said to Him, You have said the Truth well, [Teacher:] for there is one God, & there is [no] other, but He.

And to love Him with: all [your] heart, all understanding, all [your] soul, & with all [your] strength, & love his [neighbor] as himself, is more [important,] than all [the] whole burnt offerings & sacrifices.

And when Jesus saw that he answered [wisely,] He said to him, You aren't far from the kingdom of God. And no man [dared] ask Him any question after that.]

[Whatever] pleased the Lord, He did that in heaven, & [on] earth, in the seas, & all deep places. [Psalm 107:23-31 [Those who] go down to the sea in ships that do business in [large] waters; these see the works of the Lord, & His wonders, [a.k.a. miracles,] in the deep. For He [commands,] & [raises] the stormy wind, which [lifts] up [its] waves, They mount up to the heaven, & they go down again to the depths. Their soul [melts,] because of trouble.] They reel [back, & forth,] & stagger like a [drunk] man, & are at their wit's end. Then, in their trouble, they cry [out] to the Lord, & He [brings] them out of their [distress.] He [makes] the storm calm, so that the waves are still. Then, they are glad, because they [are peaceful,] so He [brings] them to their desired [harbor.] Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, & for His wonderful works, [a.k.a. miracles, for] the children of men!]

He [causes evaporation] to [go up] from the ends of the earth. He [makes lightning] for the rain; & He [brings] the wind out of His [treasures.]

[Job 38:25-27 Who [has] divided [a spillway] for the overflowing waters, or a way for [thunder's] lightning: to cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is, & on the wilderness, [in which] there is no man; to satisfy the desolate & [barren] ground; & to cause the bud of the tender herb to [sprout out?]

Who [struck] the firstborn of Egypt, of both man, & [animal?] Who sent [signs] & wonders, [a.k.a. miracles,] into the midst of you, upon Pharaoh & upon all his servants, O Egypt? [Psalm 105:26-39 He sent Moses, His servant; & Aaron, whom He had chosen. They [displayed] His signs, & wonders among them in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, & made it dark, & they [didn't] rebel against His Word. He turned their waters into blood, & [killed] their fish.Their land brought forth [an] abundance of frogs, in the [rooms] of their kings. He [spoke,] & [various] sorts of flies, & lice came there in all their coasts.

He gave them hail for rain, & flaming fire in their land. He [struck] their vines, & also their fig trees; & [broke] the trees of their coasts. He [spoke,] & [numerous] locusts, & caterpillars came without number. And [they] [ate] up all the [vegetation] in their land, & devoured the fruit of their ground.

He also [struck] all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. He brought [the Israelites out,] also with silver & gold. And there wasn't 1 feeble person among their tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of the [Israelites] fell upon them. He spread a cloud for a covering, & fire to give light in the night.]

Who [defeated] great nations. [Joshua 10:10-11 And the Lord [defeated] them [in front of] Israel, & [killed] them with a [large] slaughter at Gibeon. And chased them along the [road] that goes up to Beth Horon, & [killed] them to Azekah, & [all the way] to Makkedah. And it [happened,] as they fled [in front of] Israel, & were going down to Beth Horon, that the Lord cast down [large] [hail] stones from heaven upon them [all the way] to Azekah, & they died. They were more, [who] died with hailstones, than [those] whom the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel [killed] with the sword.]

And [killed] mighty kings. [Joshua 24:11-13 And you went over [the] Jordan [River,] & came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you, the: Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, & the Jebusites. And I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the hornet before you [came,] which [drove] them out from before you, even the 2 kings of the Amorites; but not with your sword, nor your bow. And I have given you a land for which you didn't [labor,] & cities [that] you [didn't build,] & you [live] in them, & you eat [from:] the vineyards, & [olive groves that] you [didn't plant.]

Sihon, the [Amorites'] king. [Numbers 21:23-25 And Sihon wouldn't [allow] Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, & went out into the wilderness against Israel. And [Sihon] came to Jahaz, & fought against Israel. And Israel [struck] them with the edge of the sword, & possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok, even [all the way] to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Arnon. For the border of the [people] of Arnon was strong. And Israel [captured] all these cities. And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Hesbon, & in all [its] villages.]

Og, [Bashan's] king; & all the kingdoms of Canaan. And gave their land for [a] heritage, [a.k.a. inheritance,] a heritage to Israel, His people. [Numbers 21:33-35 And [the Israelites] turned, & went up by the [road] of Bashan, & Og, [Bashan's] king, & all his people went out against them, to the battle at Edrei. And the Lord said to Moses, [Don't] fear him: for I have delivered him, all his people, & all his land, into your hand. And you [shall] do to him, [like] you [did] to Sihon, the [Amorite's] king, [who] dwelt in Hesbon. So, they [attacked Og,] his sons, & all his people, until there [were] none left [to] him alive. And [the Israelites] possessed [Og's] land.]

Your Name, & [memory of] You, O Lord, [endures] forever, throughout all generations. [Philippians 2:5-11 Let [your] [minds within] you, also be [like that] in Christ Jesus, Who [is] in the [image] of God, & thought it not [a crime] to be equal with God. But made Himself of no reputation, [a.k.a. without status,] & was made in the likeness of men, & took upon [Himself] the [image] of a servant. And being found in [the image like] a man, He humbled Himself, & became obedient [until] death, even the death [on] the cross. *[For this reason,] God [has] also highly exalted Him, & [has] given Him a Name [that] is above every Name. That every knee should bow at the Name of Jesus, of things in heaven, & things [on] earth, & things under the earth. *And [so] that every tongue, [a.k.a. language,] should confess to the glory of God the Father, that Jesus Christ Is Lord.]

For the Lord will judge His people, & He will [withdraw] Himself, [related to] His servants. [Deuteronomy 32:36-38 For the Lord shall judge His people, & [withdraw] Himself for His servants, when He [sees] that their power is gone, & there is none shut up, or left. And He shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, [that ate] the fat of their sacrifices, & drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up, & help you, & be your protection.]

The idols of the heathen are silver & gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they [don't] speak. They have eyes, but they [don't] see. They have ears, but they [don't] hear. Neither is there any breath in their mouths. [Those who] make them are [similar] to them. So is everyone [who trusts] in them.

Bless the Lord, O house of Israel. Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron. Bless the Lord, O house of Levi. You, [who] fear, [a.k.a. respect,] the Lord, bless the Lord. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, [Who dwells in] Jerusalem. You, praise the Lord.