Chapter CXXXV · Location 135 of 150
Chapter 135 · Open to readFrom Psalms · Douay–Rheims / Challoner (1749–1752)
What does Psalms Chapter 135 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?
Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary
Enduring mercy is repeated across all twenty-seven verses. The Trinity interpretation belongs to a separate edition note. Creation, rescue, inheritance and food lead to two closing glory calls.
Chapter breakdown
Confitemini Domino is the incipit; the heading calls praise for wonderful works. Alleluia precedes praise of the good Lord, God of gods and Lord of lords, with enduring mercy repeated in every one of the twenty-seven verses. The separate edition note interprets the thrice repeated invitation as professing one God in three distinct Persons, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Lord alone does great wonders, made heavens in understanding, established earth above waters and made great lights: sun ruling day, moon and stars ruling night. Each declaration repeats enduring mercy; celestial spheres and continents are not inserted.
He smote Egypt in firstborn, brought Israel out with mighty hand and stretched arm, divided Red Sea into parts, brought Israel through and overthrew Pharao and host there. He led desert people, smote great and slew strong kings, naming Sehon of Amorrhites and Og of Basan. He gave their land as inheritance to servant Israel. Chariots and a particular seabed route are not described.
He remembered us in affliction and redeemed us from enemies, gives food to all flesh, and the speakers call glory to God of heaven and again Lord of lords. Every statement retains the enduring-mercy refrain. No particular festival, choir, observed audience response or daily feeding schedule is added.
The story inside
Opening: Enduring mercy is repeated across all twenty-seven verses. Development: The Trinity interpretation belongs to a separate edition note. Conclusion: Creation, rescue, inheritance and food lead to two closing glory calls.
Lessons worth keeping
- 1Enduring mercy is repeated across all twenty-seven verses.
- 2The Trinity interpretation belongs to a separate edition note.
- 3Creation, rescue, inheritance and food lead to two closing glory calls.
Test your recall
Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?
Source edition and notes
Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.
Lines 66436–66437
135:1. Alleluia. Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Lines 66439–66441
Praise the Lord.... By this invitation to praise the Lord, thrice repeated, we profess the Blessed Trinity, One God in three distinct Persons, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Lines 66449–66453
135:5. Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever. 135:6. Who established the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Lines 66497–66503
135:23. For he was mindful of us in our affliction: for his mercy endureth for ever. 135:24. And he redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever. 135:25. Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
