Psalm 135 – Derek: Meditating on the Way
Psalm 135, along with Psalm 136, is the Great Hallel, the praise and blessing the pilgrim offers in the temple courts (where God dwells). Those who have ascended the holy mountain and now stand at the top of the steps in the court with the priests and Levites declare God’s goodness, beauty, and election of Israel. God has liberated Israel from their enslavement and given them an inheritance as God’s treasured possession, as God’s people. Israel praises God for his justice and compassion, and the Psalmist invites all who fear God (as opposed to those who trust in idols) to praise the name of Yahweh.