Psalm 135:5-7 Part 2 of 2

I know the greatness of the LORD--

    that our Lord is greater than any other god.

The LORD does whatever pleases him

    throughout all heaven and earth,

    and on the seas and in their depths.

He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth.

    He sends the lightning with the rain

    and releases the wind from his storehouses. 

 

He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.  

Deuteronomy 28:12

"The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.  (see all Deuteronomy 28)

Job 38:25-26  

"Who created a channel for the torrents of rain?

    Who laid out a path for the lightning?

 Who makes the rain fall on barren land,

    in a desert where no one lives?"  (see all Job 38)

Psalm 68:9  

You sent abundant rain, O God,

    to refresh the weary land.  (see all Psalm 68)

Isaiah 30:23  

    Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.  

(see all Isaiah 30)

Jeremiah 10:13  

When he speaks in the thunder,

    the heavens roar with rain.

He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.

    He sends lightning with the rain

    and releases the wind from his storehouses.  (see all Jeremiah 10)

Joel 2:23  

Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!

    Rejoice in the LORD your God!

For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.

    Once more the autumn rains will come,

    as well as the rains of spring.  (see all Joel 2)

Amos 4:13  

For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains,

    stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.

He turns the light of dawn into darkness

    and treads on the heights of the earth.

    The LORD God of Heaven's Armies is his name!  (see all Amos 4) 

Zechariah 10:1  

Ask the LORD for rain in the spring,

    for he makes the storm clouds.

And he will send showers of rain

    so every field becomes a lush pasture.  (see all Zechariah 10)  

     

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Psalm 135:5-7 Part 1 of 2

I know the greatness of the LORD--

    that our Lord is greater than any other god.

The LORD does whatever pleases him

    throughout all heaven and earth,

    and on the seas and in their depths.

He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth.

    He sends the lightning with the rain

    and releases the wind from his storehouses. 

     

I know the greatness of the LORD--

Psalm 48:1

How great is the LORD,

    how deserving of praise,

in the city of our God,

    which sits on his holy mountain!  (see all Psalm 48)

Psalm 96:4  

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!

    He is to be feared above all gods.  (see all Psalm 96)

Psalm 97:9  

For you, O LORD, are supreme over all the earth;

    you are exalted far above all gods.  (see all Psalm 97)

Psalm 145:3  

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!

    No one can measure his greatness.  (see all Psalm 145)

 

... that our Lord is greater than any other god.  

Exodus 12:12  

"On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the LORD!  (see all Exodus 12) 

Job 21:22  

"But who can teach a lesson to God,

    since he judges even the most powerful?"  (see all Job 21)

 

The LORD does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths.  

Psalm 115:3  

Our God is in the heavens,

    and he does as he wishes.  (see all Psalm 115)

Psalm 103:19  

The LORD has made the heavens his throne;

    from there he rules over everything.  (see all Psalm 103)

Daniel 4:34-35  

    "After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever.

    His rule is everlasting,

        and his kingdom is eternal.

    All the people of the earth

        are nothing compared to him.

    He does as he pleases

        among the angels of heaven

        and among the people of the earth.

    No one can stop him or say to him,

        'What do you mean by doing these things?' "  (see all Daniel 4)

Matthew 6:9-10  

"Pray like this:

    Our Father in heaven,

        may your name be kept holy.

    May your kingdom come soon.

    May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."  (see Matthew 6:5-14)  

     

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Psalm 135:1-4 Part 3 of 3

Praise the LORD!

Praise the name of the LORD!

    Praise him, you who serve the LORD,

you who serve in the house of the LORD,

    in the courts of the house of our God.

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

    celebrate his lovely name with music.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,

    Israel for his own special treasure. 

     

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.

Exodus 19:5-6

" 'Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.' This is the message you must give to the people of Israel."  (see all Exodus 19)

Deuteronomy 7:5-6  

"This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols. For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure."  (see all Deuteronomy 7)

Deuteronomy 10:14-15  

    "Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God. Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today."  (see Deuteronomy 10:12-22)

Malachi 3:17-18  

    "They will be my people," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."  (see all Malachi 3)

1 Peter 2:9-10  

    But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into this wonderful light. 

    "Once you had no identity as a people;

        now you are God's people.

    Once you received no mercy;

        now you have received God's mercy."  (Hosea 1:6, 9; 2:23)

        (see all 1 Peter 2) 

     

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Psalm 135:1-4 Part 2 of 3

Praise the LORD!

Praise the name of the LORD!

    Praise him, you who serve the LORD,

you who serve in the house of the LORD,

    in the courts of the house of our God.

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

    celebrate his lovely name with music.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,

    Israel for his own special treasure. 

     

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; celebrate his lovely name with music.

1 Chronicles 16:23-24

Let the whole earth sing to the LORD!

    Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.

Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.

    Tell everyone the amazing things he does.  (see all 1 Chronicles 16)

Psalm 68:4  

Sing praises to God and to his name!

    Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.

His name is the LORD--

    rejoice in his presence!  (see all Psalm 68)

Psalm 92:1-3  

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,

    to sing praises to the Most High.

It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,

    your faithfulness in the evening,

accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp,

    and the melody of a lyre.  (see all Psalm 92)

Psalm 100:4-5  

Enter his gates with thanksgiving;

    go into his courts with praise.

    Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the LORD is good.

    His unfailing love continues forever,

    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.  (see all Psalm 100)

Psalm 119:68  

You are good and do only good;

    teach me your decrees.  (see psalm 119:65-72)

Psalm 147:1  

Praise the LORD!

How good to sing praises to our God!

    How delightful and how fitting!  (see all Psalm 147)

Psalm 148:5  

Let every created thing give praise to the LORD,

    for he issued his command, and they came into being.  

    (see all Psalm 148) 

     

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Psalm 135:1-4 Part 1 of 3

Praise the LORD!

Praise the name of the LORD!

    Praise him, you who serve the LORD,

you who serve in the house of the LORD,

    in the courts of the house of our God.

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

    celebrate his lovely name with music.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,

    Israel for his own special treasure. 

     

Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD! Praise him, you who serve the LORD,

Ezra 3:1-2

    In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose. Then Jeshua son of Jehozadak joined his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel with his family in the rebuilding of the altar of the God of Israel. They wanted to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the Law of Moses, the man of God.  (see all Ezra 3)

Nehemiah 7:73  

    So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.  

(see all Nehemiah 7)

 

You who serve in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.  

1 Chronicles 15:2  

Then David commanded, "No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The LORD has chosen them to carry the Ark of the LORD and to serve him forever."  (see all 1 Chronicles 13-15)

Psalm 116:17-19  

I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving 

    and call on the name of the LORD.

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD

    in the presence of all his people--

in the house of the LORD

    in the heart of Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD!  (see all Psalm 116)

Luke 2:36-38  

Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband had died when they had been married only seven years. Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.  (see all Luke 2) 

     

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Psalm 134:1-3 Part 2 of 2

Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,

    you who serve at night in the house of the LORD.

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary,

    and praise the LORD.

May the LORD, who made heaven and earth,

    bless you from Jerusalem. 

     

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise the LORD.

Psalm 15:1

Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD?

    Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?  (see all Psalm 15)

Psalm 28:1-2  

I pray to you, O LORD, my rock.

    Do not turn a deaf ear to me.

For if you are silent,

    I might as well give up and die.

Listen to my prayer for mercy

    as I cry out to you for help,

    as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.  (see all Psalm 28)

Psalm 103:1-2  

Let all that I am praise the LORD;

    with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

Let all that I am praise the LORD;

    may I never forget the good things he does for me.  (see all Psalm 103)

1 Timothy 2:8  

    In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.  (see all 1 Timothy 2)

 

May the LORD, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem.  

Psalm 3:3-4  

But you, O LORD, are a shield around me;

    you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.

I cried out to the LORD,

    and he answered me from his holy mountain.  (see all Psalm 3)

Psalm 124:8  

Our help is from the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth.  (see all Psalm 124)

Psalm 128:5  

May the LORD continually bless you from Zion.

    May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.  (see all Psalm 128) 

     

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Psalm 134:1-3 Part 1 of 2

Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,

    you who serve at night in the house of the LORD.

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary,

    and praise the LORD.

May the LORD, who made heaven and earth,

    bless you from Jerusalem. 

     

Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, you who serve at night in the house of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 10:8

(At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, and to stand before the LORD as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.)  

[see all Deuteronomy 10]

1 Chronicles 9:33  

    The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.  

[see 1 Chronicles 9:14-34]

1 Chronicles 23:30  

And each morning and evening they stood before the LORD to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.  [see 1 Chronicles 23:24-32]

Psalm 63:6  

I lie awake thinking of you,

    meditating on you through the night.  [see all Psalm 63]

Psalm 113:1  

Praise the LORD!

Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD.

    Praise the name of the LORD!  [see all Psalm 113]

Psalm 118:148  

I stay awake through the night,

    thinking about your promise.  [see Psalm 119:145-152]

Psalm 135:1-2  

Praise the LORD!

Praise the name of the LORD!

    Praise him you who serve the LORD,

you who serve in the house of the LORD,

    in the courts of the house of our God.  [see all Psalm 135]

Revelation 19:4-5   

    Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, "Amen! Praise the LORD!"

    And from the throne came a voice that said,

    "Praise our God,

        all his servants,

    all who fear him,

        from the least to the greatest."  [see all Revelation 19] 

     

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