Psalms 135:5

“For I know that the Lord [is] great, etc.] Jehovah the Father is great in his perfections; in his power, wisdom, faithfulness, grace, and goodness; and in his works of creation, providence, and grace: and so is Jehovah the Son, who seems chiefly designed, who is called “our Lord” or “Adon” in the next clause; he is great, having the same perfections his Father has; and doing the same works, besides the miracles he wrought here on earth, and the great work of our redemption: he is the great God and our Saviour, and a great Saviour he is; and indeed he is great in all his offices of Prophet, Priest, and King: and so is the blessed Spirit, who is equal to the Father and Son, and greater than he…”

“For I know - I, as the representative of Israel, and speaking in the, name of the people. This is said as the foundation or the reason for praise. It was the thorough conviction of the psalmist that God was great above all who were claimed to be gods, and that he only was worthy of worship. That the Lord is great - See the notes at Psalms 95:3. And that our Lord is above all gods - All that are worshipped as gods. return to 'Top of Page'”

“135:5 The Lord is superior to any real or imagined supernatural being (see 95:3-5; 115:4-8).”

“I know: Psa 48:1, Psa 86:8-10, Psa 89:6, Psa 95:3, Psa 96:4, Psa 96:5, Psa 97:9; Deu 10:17; Isa 40:22, Isa 40:25; Jer 10:10, Jer 10:11; Dan 3:29, Dan 6:26, Dan 6:27 Psalms 135:6”

“The praise itself now begins. כּי in Psa 135:4 set forth the ground of the pleasant duty, and the כי that begins this strophe confirms that which warrants the summons out of the riches of the material existing for such a hymn of praise. Worthy is He to be praised, for Israel knows full well that He who hath chosen it is the God of gods. The beginning is taken from Psa 115:3, and Psa 135:7 from Jer 10:13 ( Psa 51:16). Heaven, earth, and water are the three kingdoms of created things, as in Exo 20:4. נשׂיא signifies that which is lifted up, ascended; here, as in Jeremiah, a cloud. The meaning of בּרקים למּטר עשׂה is not: He makes lightnings into rain, i.e., resolves them as it were into rain,…”