Proclamation:
“The Lord does whatever pleases Him, in
the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the
earth; He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His
storehouses.” Psalm 135:6-7 (NIV)
Explanation:
This psalm was written under the influence
of The Holy Spirit of God by an unknown human author. It is thought to have been written by King David
because the beginning is similar to Psalm 134, and it begins and ends with “hallelujah”
like Psalm 113. This is another one of
the hallelujah psalms, a song of praise.
After exhorting the saints to praise The Lord and presenting the
justification for doing so, (Psalm 135:3-5) the psalmist presents the
awesomeness of God. And His power. (Psalm 135:6-7) He follows this with several examples of things
which The Lord God did. (Psalm 135:8-12)
Then he repeats the description of the idol gods and the people who
worship them. (Psalm 115:4-11 and 135:15-18) He ends the psalm by encouraging the people of
God to praise The Lord. (Psalm 135:19-21)
Application:
Believers are encouraged to praise The
Lord for He is good and He is great. (Psalm 135:3 and 5) It is He who controls the weather and not Mother
Nature. (Psalm 135:6-7) Do not give credit
which belongs to Him to anyone or anything.
This world is His, He made it. (Genesis 1:1) We should not put anything ahead of God. Nothing should be more important to us than
The Lord God. Most of us spend more time
watching television than we do praising The Lord. He is all powerful and deserves our praise
and worship.
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