Psalms 135:9

Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. WHO SENT TOKENS AND WONDERS INTO THE MIDST OF THEE, O EGYPT. The phrase is moulded after . The allusion is to the plagues sent before that on the first-born (). Compare , "thou sentest forth thy wrath" etc....

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....

WHO SENT TOKENS AND WONDERS - Tokens: that is, signs or evidences of the divine power. Wonders: things suited to impress the mind with awe; things outside of the ordinary course of events; things not produced by natural laws, but by the direct power of God. The allusion here is, of course, to the plagues of Egypt, as recorded in Exodus. See the notes at Psalms 105:27....

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

[WHO] SENT TOKENS AND WONDERS INTO THE MIDST OF THEE, O EGYPT,.... Or, "signs and wonders". Meaning the other extraordinary plagues sent among the Egyptians, before that of slaying their firstborn; and which have some likeness to the vials of God's wrath, which will be poured out on the city called spiritually Sodom and Egypt, Revelation 11:8; UPON PHARAOH, AND UPON ALL HIS SERVANTS: his courtiers: some of them are particularly observed to affect him and his court; as the plagues of the frogs, and slaying the firstborn: and he and his princes must be more or less affected with them all, as well as the common people; who were an emblem either of Satan and his principalities, as Jerom interprets it; or rather of antichrist and his followers; to whom the tokens of God's wrath and displeasure will be sent in a wonderful way and manner....

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...

WONDERS. Compare Ex. Psalms 7:14, and Psalms 136:15....

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