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Praise the Lord: Remembering His Mercy and Mighty Acts in Psalm 135-137
August 20, 2026 · 14 min
A call to praise God for His enduring mercy, mighty deeds, and deliverance—anchoring our hearts in the faithful name of the Lord.
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God's Enduring Name and Compassion 0:10 Good morning, and welcome to the Oasis of Praise as our journey through the book of Psalms is coming near the end. We have completed the Psalms of ascent, and now we move to the great haleo0:22 with Psalm 1 35 and 1 36, and then the song of the exiles in 1 37. Verse 26 of 1 36. Oh, give thanks to the god of heaven for his mercy endures0:34 forever. Psalm 1 35 and 1 36 are hallelujah psalms. So what does hallelujah psalms mean? Well, we have it in verse 1 of chapter 1 35. Praise the0:46 lord. Praise the name of the lord. Praise him, oh, you servants of the lord. So what does it mean? It means praise the lord. Who is doing the praising? The servants of the lord.0:57 You who stand in the house of the lord and the courts of the house of our god. So who is to praise the Lord is amplified at the end of the Psalm. So we're gonna look at that in a moment. But why are we to praise him?1:09 Look at verse 3. Praise the Lord for the Lord is good. Sing praises to his name for it is pleasant. For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his special treasure.1:21 Why are we to praise him? Because God's good. Why? Because it is pleasant to praise him. And 3rd, because he has chosen us. Now this was written to the to the children of Israel,1:33 but as we've talked about these principles have application even to the church today. Look at 1st Peter chapter 2 verse 9, But you are a chosen generation, a1:45 royal priesthood, a holy nation, his own special people that you may proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. We're to praise him because we have been1:57 saved out of the bondage of sin. If you know the Lord, you should praise the Lord because he is the Lord of all. Verse 5, for I know that the Lord is great and our Lord2:09 is above all gods, all powers. Whatever the Lord pleases, he does in heaven and earth in the seas and in all deep places. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes2:20 lightning for the rain. He brings the wind out of the treasuries. As he brought Israel out of the bondage of Egypt, he has brought us as followers of Christ as believers out of2:32 the bondage of sin and death, so we should praise him. Verse 8, he destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, oh,2:44 Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants. He defeated many nations and slew mighty kings. Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.2:56 And he gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people. He gave them the land. Now stop and consider this next verse, verse 13.3:08 Your name, oh lord, endures forever. Your fame, oh lord, throughout all generations. You know we're living in a time that some have described as3:20 post Christianity. And there's no question that the influence of Christianity on west on the west and the western culture has been in decline. I mean we see it in Europe, we see it here in our own country. The symptom3:32 has been the rejection of of absolute truth. And and and here's what we need to understand about truth. Truth is a stabilizing forth with force without it. Societies, that is3:44 people, are tossed to and fro, gripped by fear, anxiety, and uncertainty because there's no truth. Everything is constantly changing. As followers of Christ, we don't have to live that way.3:55 Regardless of what may be happening around us, we can live with confidence and certainty by anchoring our lives on the name. The totality of the4:07 character of the everlasting god That never changes. Now remember the name of God is not just a title or the way by which we identify him.Psalm 136: Mercy Endures Forever 4:19 His name defines his character and his attributes, and they never change. We can anchor our lives to that truth. Verse 14, 4, the god for the lord will4:31 judge his people, and he will have compassion on his servants. We can find comfort, hope, and peace in the compassion of god. Verses 4 verses 15 through4:43 18 are identical to Psalm 1 15, 4 through 6. The idols of the nation are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak. Eyes, they4:55 have, but they do not see. They have ears, but they do not hear. Nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them are like them. So is everyone who trust in them. You know, a better5:07 translation of of verse 18 is that those who make them become like them, lifeless. You know, to provide a contrast5:19 and display compassion toward those who were blinded to the truth, who who were in sin, and and and bound up in that bondage, the psalmist calls upon the5:31 servants of the lord to show the world a better way by fervently turning to and praising the 1 true god. You see, we can display to the5:43 world the hope that is found in Christ by living it out. Bless the Lord, oh, house of Israel. Bless the Lord, oh, house of Aaron. Now we've seen this pattern before. Bless the Lord, oh, house of Levi.5:55 You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. So Israel, the whole people, the people as a whole, the congregation, the6:07 nation, Aaron and the Levites, the spiritual leaders, those who dwell in Jerusalem and all those who have tasted the goodness of the Lord, Jew or Gentile, praise the Lord.Psalm 137, Testimony & Closing Prayer 6:19 Now Psalm 1 36 is the great Psalm of praise to the Lord. This Psalm is unique in that each verse contains the refrain for his mercy endures forever.6:31 Now the the Hebrew word for mercy, hasid, is translated in different ways. It's translated as mercy, kindness, loving kindness, goodness. It really6:42 encompasses the kindness, the compassion of God. It is a is a robust word. At the dedication of the temple when the presence of God filled the6:54 temple as the Levites sang this refrain. 2nd Chronicles chapter 5 verse 13, indeed it came to pass when the trumpeters and singers were as 1 to make 1 sound to be heard in7:05 praising and thanking the Lord. And when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music and praise the Lord saying for he is good for his mercy endures forever7:17 that the house, the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud. You see the praise of the Lord is the invitation to the manifestation of the presence7:29 of the Lord. If if you want the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit, now the spirit is there. If you're a follower of Christ, you've received the Holy Spirit. But as Paul said, be filled with the spirit.7:42 We wanna be consumed, filled with the spirit. How do we do that? Praise the Lord. Thank the Lord. That is the invitation to a growing presence of the Lord. God's7:54 presence is everywhere but we're made more keenly aware of his presence by our praise of him. By the way, we're called to offer him this praise continually as a8:05 sacrifice. In Hebrews chapter 13 verse 15, therefore by him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips, giving8:17 thanks to his name. Have you thanked the Lord this morning? Have you thanked him? We need to thank him. Verse 1 of chapter 1 36, oh, give thanks to the Lord for he is8:29 good, for his mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the god of gods, for his mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the lord of lords, for his mercy endures forever. In these 1st 3 verses,8:41 we're told what we are to do. Give thanks to whom? The God of gods, the Lord of lords. Why? Because his mercy endures forever. His kindness, his compassion,8:53 his love. The rest of the Psalm provides evidence of that mercy. 1st, as the as in creation, as god is the creator of the world, verses 5 through 9.9:04 Then the deliverer of Israel in verse from Egypt in verses 10 through 22, as redeemer, verses 23 and 24, and then the provider and ruler of all creation, verses9:16 25 and 26. Verse 4, to him who alone does great wonders, for his mercy endures forever. To him who by wisdom made the heavens, for his mercy endures9:28 forever. To him who laid out the earth above the waters, for his mercy endures forever. To him who made great lights, for his mercy endures forever. The sun to rule by day, for his mercy endures forever.9:40 The moon and the stars to rule by night for his mercy endures forever. And then as evidence from the deliverance from Egypt, which represents9:52 redemption and the deliverance from the bondage of sin. Spiritually speaking, this is when we come out of Egypt, we're coming out of the bondage of sin. Verse 11, and brought out10:04 Israel from among them for his mercy endures forever with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm. His mercy endures forever. He saved us through Jesus Christ with his outstretched arm. To him10:16 who divided the Red Sea in 2, for his mercy endures forever and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his mercy endures forever. But overthrew Pharaoh and his army and the Red Sea, for his mercy endures10:27 forever. Then in verse 23, who remembered us in our lowly state, for his mercy endures forever and rescued us from our enemies, our spiritual enemies, who10:39 wanted to who wants to destroy our soul. For his mercy endures forever. Who gives food to all flesh for his mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the god of heaven10:52 for his mercy endures forever. Any questions about what we're to do and why? We're to give thanks to the Lord for his mercy endures11:04 forever. And for that, we can praise the Lord. Psalm 1 37 is a lamentation, written most likely during, toward the end of the BabylonianGod's Enduring Name and Compassion 11:16 captivity. The Septuagint identifies it as 1 of Jeremiah's lamentations. It's short, I'll let you read that this morning. Before we close, I wanna close with a, another testimony11:28 of praise for God and his word.11:31 God's word has changed my life because as we see all the things occurring in in our world, it was coming down the pike. It's easy to get, really overwhelmed11:44 and, worried and concerned about what we know is gonna happen in the future of society. But the word of God tells us11:56 not to be afraid. It tells us that God's word is gonna last forever. So every opportunity that I can, I spend in the word of God12:08 to get that solid grounding and to find out what the Lord wants us to know about him? And we are gonna spend eternity with him, so I am gonna12:20 spend as much time as I can trying to learn the word of God, and it gives me a firm foundation in this life. Thank you.12:28 The word of god is powerful, and I am so thankful that you're on this journey. And, again, thank you to all of those who have taken time to send us, just an expression of what god's word has done in your12:40 life, the power of god's word. We're gonna continue to share those as we have the opportunity. Father, we do thank you for your word. We thank you for the power of your word. Your word sanctifies us.12:52 Lord, the the holy spirit takes that word and it literally changes us, making us more into the image of Christ, bringing us in alignment with your truth, which is your word. So I13:04 pray father that would continue and I pray that as we abide in you, in your word, that we would begin to see the evidence of that in our lives. And others would see it as if given testimony13:16 through, through many who have, sent in these videos, Lord, of of expressing that the word of God's changed them and others have seen it. So father, I pray that we would be faithful13:27 and just Lord generate in our hearts, hearts of gratitude and thanksgiving. We praise you Lord. We thank you Lord for your mercy endures13:39 forever. In Jesus' name, amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.13:49 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you14:01 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 God's Enduring Name and Compassion4:16 Psalm 136: Mercy Endures Forever6:19 Psalm 137, Testimony & Closing Prayer11:10 God's Enduring Name and Compassion
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