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Verse Psalms 135:15. _THE IDOLS OF THE HEATHEN_] This verse and the
following, to the end of the 18th, Psalms 135:15 are almost word for
word the same as verses 4-8 of Psalm cxv., where see the notes...
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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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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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The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's
hands.
THE IDOLS OF THE HEATHEN ARE SILVER AND GOLD, THE WORK OF MEN'S HAND
- so are they from being able to work for men any such wo...
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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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עֲצַבֵּ֣י הַ֭ גֹּויִם כֶּ֣סֶף וְ
זָהָ֑ב מַ֝עֲ
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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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The (g) idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's
hands.
(g) By showing the punishment God appoints for the heathen idolaters,
he warns his people to beware of the same offences,...
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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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15._The images of the nations, _etc. As the whole of this part of the
Psalm has been explained elsewhere, it is needless to insist upon it,
and repetition might be felt irksome by the reader. I shall...
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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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THE IDOLS OF THE HEATHEN [ARE] SILVER AND GOLD,.... This, with what
follows, is observed, to show that when God judges his people, and
takes vengeance on their enemies, the idols they serve will not b...
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The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's
hands.
Ver. 15. _The idols of the heathen_] See Psalms 115:4,6, &c....
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The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, fashioned from precious
metals by the hand of the silversmith, THE WORK OF MEN'S HANDS, made
by puny men....
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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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Of this and the following verses, SEE POOLE ON "PSALMS 115:4", SEE
POOLE ON "PSALMS 115:5", &c....
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Psalms 135:15 idols H6091 nations H1471 silver H3701 gold H2091 work
H4639 mens H120 hands H3027
idols -...
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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 135:15 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...
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Acts 17:29; Deuteronomy 4:28; Habakkuk 2:18; Habakkuk 2:19; Isaiah