who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
The Psalmist calls on all God's servants, whether those who stand in the temple itself or in its courts, to praise His name, not as a vague sentiment, but as praise of God in His actual infinite essence: His being, holiness, goodness, and truth. We praise what He truly is.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:1-21
God sent these plagues as personal judgment, striking Egypt at its heart and humbling the very deities it trusted in. Pharaoh led the defiance and smarted for it; his courtiers who shared his evil could not escape the scourge. Praise the Lord that His own people were delivered while the proud nation bit the dust.
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I know the Lord is great, not by hearsay but by seeing and trusting His revelation, and infinitely above all pretenders to divinity. His power is absolute and almighty: He does what He pleases in heaven, earth, and sea, with none to hinder or question Him. The heathen gods can do nothing; our God does everything.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:5-14