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Commentaries on Psalms 135:12

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 135 This psalm was written very probably by the same hand as the former. It begins in much the same manner; it has some likeness with Psalms 113 and 114. It begins and ends with "hallelujah"; and is throughout an exhortation of praise to God, on account of his name, nature, and perfections; and because of his works of creation, providence, and grace, many of which are...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And gave their land [for] an heritage,.... The land of the two kings before mentioned, which was given to the Reubenites, and Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh, Deuteronomy 3:12; and the lands belonging to the several kingdoms of Canaan were given to the rest of the tribes; an heritage unto Israel his people; a type of the heavenly Canaan, the glorious, incorruptible, undefiled, and eternal...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

This is one of the Hallelujah-psalms; that is the title of it, and that is the Amen of it, both its Alpha and its Omega. I. It begins with a call to praise God, particularly a call to the "servants of the Lord" to praise him, as in the foregoing psalm, ver. 1-3. II. It goes on to furnish us with matter for praise. God is to be praised, 1. As the God of Jacob, ver. 4. 2. As the God of gods, ver....

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: and gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people. Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever;.— He is the same Jehovah now as ever he was. Multitudes of people, nowadays, have made unto themselves new gods; they have imagined a new character for Jehovah altogether, and the God of the Old Testament...