seekeroftruth
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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 people and animals.
9 He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, 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, Lord, endures forever,
your renown, 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 human hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but 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 All you Israelites, praise the Lord;
house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
20 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.
a. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21
This is from bible-studys.org.
A classic example of the hymn of praise, this psalm contains the three key elements: a call to praise (verses 1-3), a cause for praise (verses 4-18), and a conclusion (verses 19-21). The reasons cited in the cause for praise are instructive in the elements of Israel’s theology: because the Lord of Israel is the only true God (verses 5-7), because He is the Savior of Israel (verses 8-14), and because He is greater than worthless idols (verses 15-18).
God has a history of rescuing His people. He did it at Sodom. He did it during the flood. God stepped up when Joseph was thrown in a pit to die. God stepped in again when Joseph was jailed. He stepped in with pharoah [a little self confessed god] in Egypt. God stepped up with Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Daniel were in Babylonia. God stepped up.
God has a history of patience. I just finished reading the book of Job. God was even patient with satan. He gave satan a chance to see that Job obeyed God because Job loved God.... not for a perk. I figure.... if God is patient with satan.... an angel.... He's going to be more patient with humans.
I asked God to give me all of my kids cancer so they wouldn't have to go through it. I thought it was going my way.... but my daughter has a lump.... now I know God isn't going to give my the cancer my kids might have to deal with.... it's their cancer to deal with...not mine.... my daughter has to have her own lump. I know my daughter is a strong woman.... perfectly capable of taking on this fight.... I can only pray that God will step up and step in for my daughter. God has a history......
