Psalm 135:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 135:5-14

The psalmist had suggested to us the goodness of God, as the proper matter of our cheerful praises; here he suggests to us the greatness of God as the proper matter of our awful praises; and on this he is most copious, because this we are less forward to consider. I. He asserts the doctrine of God's greatness (Ps. 135:5): The Lord is great, great indeed, who knows no limits of time or place. He asserts it with assurance, ?I know that he is so; know it not only by observation of the proofs of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:10

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings. Or "many nations" F12 גויים רבים "gentes multas", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus; "plurimas gentes", Tigurine version; so Ainsworth. . The seven nations of the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites; the kings of which were mighty and many, even thirty one in number, Joshua 12:1 . This the Lord did by Joshua, a type of Christ; who has overcome the world by his sufferings and death, and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 135:10

Verse 10 10.He smote great nations He comes now to speak of the end for which God delivered them from their bondage. He did not lead his people out of Egypt, and then leave them to wander as they might, but brought them forth that he might settle them in the promised inheritance. This the Psalmist mentions as another signal proof of the favor of God, and his unwearied kindness to them; for having once taken the children of Abraham by the hand, he led them on, in the continued exercise of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

1. His mercies to Israel ( Psalms 135:4 , Psalms 135:14 ). 2. His greatness in nature ( Psalms 135:5-7 ) and in history ( Psalms 135:8-12 ). 3. His infinite superiority to idols ( Psalms 135:15-18 ). Metrically divided into three stanzas of seven verses each ( Psalms 135:1-7 ; 8-14; and 15-21). A "Hallelujah psalm" ( Psalms 135:1 , Psalms 135:21 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

Reasons for the worship and service of God. The psalm suggests to us— I. TWO REASONS FOR PRAISING GOD . ( Psalms 135:1-4 .) 1. God is worthy of our utmost reverence. "The Lord is good." The truth is too familiar to us to strike us; but if we contrast the character of the God whom we worship with that of the deities of heathen lands (see Psalms 135:15-18 ), we see and feel how great is our privilege, how excellent a thing it is to pay reverent homage to One who is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

The march of mercy. This psalm traces the progress of God's mercy to his people from its source in the Divine nature on to its complete fulfillment in their loving, glad allegiance, the expression of which begins and ends the psalm. I. IT BEGINS IN THE INHERENT NATURE OF GOD HIMSELF . ( Psalms 135:3 .) "The Lord is good." From this proceeds all the rest, and in this all that follows finds its explanation. That "God is love" is, after all, the key which fits the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:1-21

God's praises. "An exhortation to the priests and Levites who wait in the sanctuary to praise Jehovah, both because of his goodness in choosing Israel to be his people, and because of his greatness, and the almighty power which he has shown, in his dominion over the world of nature, and in the overthrow of all the enemies of his people. Then his abiding majesty is contrasted with the nothingness of the idols of the heathen." I. THE GENERAL GROUNDS OF THE PRAISE OF GOD .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:10

Who smote great nations (see Exodus 14:27 , Exodus 14:28 ; Exodus 17:8-13 ; Numbers 21:24-30 , Numbers 21:33-35 ; Joshua 8:21-26 ; Joshua 10:10 , Joshua 10:11 ; 4:10-16 ; 7:19-23 ; 11:32 , 11:33 ; 1 Samuel 7:10-13 ; 2 Samuel 8:1-14 ; 2 Samuel 10:8-19 ; 1 Kings 20:1-30 ; 2 Kings 3:4-27 ; 2 Kings 14:25-28 ; 2 Kings 18:7 , 2 Kings 18:8 ; 2 Kings 19:35 ; 2 Chronicles 14:9-15 ; 2 Chronicles 20:1-25 , etc.). And slew mighty kings (see Joshua 12:9-24... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 135:10

The Lord is a Man of war. 1. So thoroughly has Christianity filled the modern mind with the love of peace, that the older associations of Jehovah with times and scenes of war have become positively painful to us. Taking advantage of this feeling—perhaps we should say this weakness of feeling—the infidel makes easy attacks upon the Old Testament Jehovah as an altogether unlovely and even bloodthirsty conception. Are we to be unduly alarmed, and to attempt explanations and excuses? or are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 135:10

Who smote great nations ... - To wit, those specified in the following verse. read more

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