Psalms 134-138

“Your name, O Lord, endures forever.”

Psalm 135:13

Psalm 134

Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary & praise the Lord. May the Lord, the Maker of Heaven & Earth, bless you from Zion

Psalm 135

Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord. Praise him, you servants of the Lord, you who minister in the house of the Lord. In the courts of the house of our God.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. Sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be His treasured possession.

I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. The Lord does whatever pleases Him, in the Heavens & on the Earth, in the seas & all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain & brings out the wind from His storehouses. He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of men & animals. He sent His signs & wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh & all his servants.

He struck down many nations & killed mighty kings – Sihon, the king of the Amorites, Og, the king of Bashan & all the kings of Canaan. He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to His people, Israel.

Your name, O Lord, endures forever. Your renown, O Lord, through all generations. For the Lord will vindicate His people & have compassion on His servants. (Check out Hebrews 10:37-38.) The idols of the nations are silver & gold, made by the hands of men.

They’ve mouths, but cannot speak. Eyes, but cannot see. They’ve ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. Those who make them will be like them, & so will all who trust in them. O house of Israel, praise the Lord.

O house of Aaron, praise the Lord. O house of Levi, praise the Lord. Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to HIm who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 136

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His love endures forever. To Him who alone does great wonders. His love endures forever.

Who by His understanding made the Heavens. His love endures forever. Who spread out the earth upon the waters. His love endures forever. Who made the great lights. His love endures forever. The sun to govern the day. His love endures forever.

The moon & stars to govern the night. His love endures forever. To Him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt. His love endures forever. And brought Israel out from among them. His love endures forever. With a mighty hand & outstretched arm. His love endures forever.

To Him who divided the Red Sea/Sea of Reeds/Yam Suph asunder. His love endures forever. And brought Israel through the midst of it. His love endures forever. But swept Pharaoh & his army into the Red Sea. His love endures forever.

To Him who led His people through the desert. His love endures forever. Who struck down great kings. His love endures forever. And killed mighty kings. His love endures forever. Sihon, the king of the Amorites. His love endures forever.

And Ok, the king of Bashan. His love endures forever. And gave their land as an inheritance. His love endures forever. An inheritance to His servant, Israel. His love endures forever. To the One who remembers us in our low estate. His love endures forever.

And freed us from our enemies. His love endures forever. And who gives food to every creature. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of Heaven. His love endures forever.

Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon, we sat & wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars, we hung out harps, for there our captors asked up for songs. Our tormentors demanded songs of joy. They said, “Sing us 1 of the songs of Zion!”

How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t consider Jerusalem my highest joy.

Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down,” they cried, “tear it down to its foundations!” O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you’ve done to us. He who seizes your infants & dashes them against the rocks.

Psalm 138

I’ll praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I’ll sing Your praise. I’ll bow down toward Your holy Temple & will praise Your name for Your love & Your faithfulness. For You’ve exalted above all things Your name & Your word.

When I called, You answered me. You made me bold & stouthearted. May all the kings of the Earth praise you, O Lord, when they hear the words of Your mouth. May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great.

Though the Lord is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud He knows from afar. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life. You stretch out Your hand against the anger of My foes, with Your right hand You save me.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose, for me. Your love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon the works of Your hands.

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