Psalm 135
1 Praise the LORD. [a]
Praise the name of the LORD;
praise him, you servants of the LORD,
2 you who minister in the house of the LORD,
in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,
Israel to be his treasured possession.
5 I know that the LORD is great,
that our Lord is greater than all gods.
6 The LORD does whatever pleases him,
in the heavens and on the earth,
in the seas and all their depths.
7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he sends lightning with the rain
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
the firstborn of men and animals.
9 He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 He struck down many nations
and killed mighty kings-
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan
and all the kings of Canaan-
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to his people Israel.
13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever,
your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
14 For the LORD will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
made by the hands of men.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but they cannot see;
17 they have ears, but cannot hear,
nor is there breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
19 O house of Israel, praise the LORD;
O house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
20 O house of Levi, praise the LORD;
you who fear him, praise the LORD.
21 Praise be to the LORD from Zion,
to him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD.
Crow: The Lord reminds me that i need to praise the Lord for he is good, and not let it be dependent on the circumstances. Even when we serve in the house of God, there can be many disappointments and frustrations. But the Lord reminds me to Praise Him FOR HE IS GOOD. In all things, praise Him!!!!!! Not easy at all!
Eunice: vs 5 says " I know that the Lord is great and greater than all Gods " and vs 15 says the idols of the nations are silver and gold made by the hands of men, and those who make these idols will be like them, have mouths but cannot speak. It makes me wonder, with afew natural disasters going around now, cyclone in Myanmar, earthquake in China, do men still hold on to gold n silver for their lives more than their salvation? Gold and silver become the tridols of the nations, when countries want to fight for power and be the richest country in the world. Once they become that, what comes next? So what if you have the gold that you want, yet you do not have a mouth to speak, to praise the Lord and to share God's goodness? Its almost like having no one to share your joy. Wont that be very sad? Lord I thank you that today, I may not be the richest person in the world, in terms of gold and silver, but i thank you that I have you, and a mouth to speak of your goodness. Lord, let the words that come out of my mouth glorify and edify you, than to bring people down. Lord, teach me to speak words of wisdom, words that heal..
Pam: An interesting morning as I was reading the Psalm, listening Christian music n watching sad news playing on tv mobile.... hahah... WOW... wat a whirlwind of emotions going thr the bumpy ride to work! One ting I was reminded will I still dare to praise Him despite the ongoing things or live in fear? Do I have the discipline to praise Him even for the smallest things or when things go so wrong.... ? Lord, I wan to fearfully praise YOU daily... guide me!
Juan: The LORD does whatever pleases him....Although i do not know someimtes what God is doing, i jus learn to trust....God i trust in u.
Chin Ling : You know what! Its the second time I typed a lengthy post and then it disappeared on this blog! But, actions speaks louder than words, right? So, I'll praise the Lord anyways! HAHAHA!!!!
Dellia: The Lord deserves more than anything..so praise Him.
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