Psalm 135

As applied to verses 15 - 17 of this Psalm.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    the work of human hands.
They have mouths, but do not speak;
    they have eyes, but do not see;
they have ears, but do not hear,
    nor is there any breath in their mouths.

A heated fancy or imagination
May be mistaken for an inspiration.
True; but is this conclusion fair to make—
That inspiration must be all mistake?
A pebble stone is not a diamond: true;
But must a diamond be a pebble too?
To own a God who does not speak to men,
Is first to own, and then disown again;
Of all idolatry the total sum
Is having gods that are both deaf and dumb.

—John Byron, 1691-1763.

It is for this reason that the Psalmist wrote "For I know that the Covenant Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods" (v.5).

Let princes hear, let angels know,

How mean their natures seem;

Those gods on high, and gods below,

When once compared with him.

—C. H. Spurgeon

A Treasury of David, Ps. 135, verse 5

A New Psalm

Psalm 151

My Lord and my God, in the midst of mine adversities Thou art with me. When the host of those who despise Thy Name assail me with the babblings of their mouth, Thou art my Comfort and my Stay. When my soul is disquieted within me, I cry out to Thee, and Thou, O God of my salvation, calmeth my troubled spirit with Thy grace and loving kindness.

Let me always sing the praises of Thy matchless Name. Thou, who wast from time immortal, changeth not nor doest Thou fail. The glories of Thy Righteousness are shown forth in the firmament. Thou, who can but speak a word to destroy us, hath been long-suffering in Thine unbounded grace.

O Lord and King, we come before Thee, humbly bowed on bended knee. Thy worthiness is made known in Thy Love for us, the unworthy. Day by day we plead for mercy. Day by day we receive it from Thy bountiful hand.

O Lord, my God and my Savior, let me always uphold Thy precepts and with my mouth proclaim Thy goodness. For the Lord is Lord; He alone is God, neither is there any on earth or in heaven besides Him. Worthy is He of all laud and honor both now and forevermore. Amen!


- D. Benning