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.

-          Praise the Lord

o   This chapter opens with a giant bold statement

o   This is what we should do!

-          Praise him, you servants of the Lord

o   Especially those who are servants of the Lord

o   Those serving Him in ministry

o   Loving the Lord God will all your heart, mind & strength

o   Loving others as yourself

-          You who minister in the house of the Lord

o   To minister means to serve

o   You serve the people

o   You love on the people

o   You pray for the people

o   You help the people

o   You encourage the people

o   You praise with the people

o   You cry, laugh & celebrate with the people

-          In the courts of the house of our God

o   The courts are just outside the sanctuary

o   They are the places of public gathering

o   Welcoming people and inviting them in

o   Fellowshipping with one another

3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
    sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.

-          For the Lord is Good!

-          This is the reason we should praise Him !!!

-          Sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant

o   Well pleasing to God

4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.

-          Notice the Lord did the choosing.

-          Jacob (He who wrestles); Israel (He who turns the head of God)

-          Notice God sees His chosen people as “treasured” (super valuable)

-          Notice God sees His chosen people as “His possession.”

o   Something valuable that He owns

o   You are not your own you were bought with a price!

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.

-          I know the Lord is great (do you know that! are you certain of this fact!)

-          that our Lord is greater than all gods (notice its little g when compared)

o   Nothing can compare to the Lord our God!

-          the Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth

o   notice the Lord does whatever pleases himself

§  he answers to no one (This shows that there is no one above him and that he is the highest position possible)

o   this is true in the heavens above and on the earth below

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