Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols.
1 135:1 Or Hallelujah!Praise 135:1 Heb Yahthe Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you servants of the Lord,
2 You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the courtyards of the house of our God!
3 135:3 Or Hallelujah!Praise 135:3 Heb Yahthe Lord, for the Lord is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
4 For 135:4 Heb Yahthe Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His own possession.
5 For I know that the Lord is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
7 135:7 Lit The one whoHe causes the 135:7 I.e., cloudsmist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
135:7 Lit The one whoHe makes lightning for the rain;
135:7 Lit The one whoHe brings forth the wind from His treasuries.
8 135:8 Lit The one whoHe struck the firstborn of Egypt,
135:8 Lit From man to animalBoth human firstborn and animal.
9 135:9 Lit The one whoHe sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon Pharaohand all his servants.
10 135:10 Lit The one whoHe struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 And He gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
13 Your name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is 135:13 Lit tothroughout all generations.
14 For the Lord will judge His people
And will have compassion on His servants.
15 The idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold,
The work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will become like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19 House of Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
20 House of Levi, bless the Lord;
You who 135:20 Lit fearrevere the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
Who dwells in Jerusalem.
135:21 Or Hallelujah!Praise 135:21 Heb Yahthe Lord!
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Egypt
Hoje: Egypt (Nile Valley)
מִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayimΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt in the days of Moses, refused to let Israel go until the ten plagues and, pursuing the people, saw his army sink in the Red Sea (Exodus 14:28).
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
Canaan is the land God promised to give the Israelites as an inheritance. Jacob and his sons lived there, and the Israelites ate manna forty years until they reached the borders of Canaan (Exodus 16:35).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Levi, third son of Jacob and Leah, joined Simeon in avenging the defilement of their sister Dinah in Shechem; his descendants, the Levites, were set apart for the service of the sanctuary (Genesis 34:25).
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).