Psalms 135:11

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; WHO SMOTE ... SIHON KING OF THE AMORITES, AND OG KING OF BUSHAN - the first of the subdued kings, and among the most powerful (Amos 2:9). AND ALL THE KINGDOMS OF CANAAN - thirty-one in number ()....

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 for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good....

SIHON KING OF THE AMORITES ... - These are specimens of what was done, or instances of the mighty kings who were subdued. It is not pretended that all were enumerated. The subjugation of these nations and kings showed the power of God, and laid the foundation for praise....

EXPOSITION A SONG of praise to God (Psalms 135:1, Psalms 135:19) for: 1. His mercies to Israel (Psalms 135:4, Psalms 135:14). 2. His greatness in nature (Psalms 135:5) and in history (Psalms 135:8). 3. His infinite superiority to idols (Psalms 135:15). M

SIHON KING OF THE AMORITES, AND OG KING OF BASHAN,.... These are particularly named, because they were the first that were slain, and were the most mighty and powerful; see Deuteronomy 3:11. These the Lord slew by the hand of Moses, a type of Christ; who has destroyed the god and prince of this world, that had the power of death, the devil; and has spoiled all his principalities and powers; AND ALL THE KINGDOMS OF CANAAN; thirty one of them. These words explain the former; as the two kings mentioned point at the mighty kings slain, these kingdoms show who the great nations were that were smitten....

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 it closes. There is «Hallelujah» again. The whole Psalm is shut in at the beginning and at the end with this which is both our duty and our delight: «Praise ye the Lord.» Psalms 135:1. _Praise ye the name of the LORD;_ The character, the work, all that is revealed of God, is a subject for praise: and especially that wonderful and incommunicable name Jehovah, never mention it without praise: «Praise ye the name of the Lord.» Psalms 135:1. Praise him, O ye servants of the L

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 endureth forever (Psalms 135:13) The last song of ascents (134) showed Israel's praise in the sanctuary. The two Psalms which come next show this worship and praise more fully. This Psalm begins with a hallelujah and ends with a hallelujah. It will be an endless praise. The servants who stand in the house of the Lord and in the courts are called to praise Him. Israel cleansed and redeemed is now His ser

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 Psalms 136:7 ff., Psalms 136:14 from Deuteronomy 32:36; Deuteronomy 32:15 from Psalms 115. Particular verses were probably assigned to different soloists, or again to separate choirs. Thus in...

SIHON. Compare Numbers 21:21.Deuteronomy 1:4. OG. Compare Deuteronomy 31:4.Joshua 13:31. ALL. Compare Joshua 12:7....

Jehovah's sovereignty exhibited in the deliverance of His people from Egypt and their establishment in the land of Canaan....