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Psalms 135:14

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For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 14

This is one of the Hallelujah-psalms; that is the title of it, and that is the Amen of it, both its Alpha and its Omega. I. It begins with a call to praise God, particularly a call to the "servants of the Lord" to praise him, as in the foregoing psalm (Psa 135:1-3). II. It goes on to furnish us with matter for praise. God is to be praised, 1. As the God of Jacob (Psa 135:4). 2. As the God of gods (Psa 135:5). 3. As the God of the whole world (Psa 135:6, Psa 135:7). 4. As a terrible God to the enemies of Israel (Psa 135:8-11). 5. As a gracious God to Israel, both in what he had done for them and what he would do (Psa 135:12-14). 6. As the only living God, all other gods being vanity and a lie (Psa 135:15-18). III. It concludes with another exhortation to all persons concerned to praise God (Psa 135:19-21). In singing this psalm our hearts must be filled, as well as our mouths, with the high praises of God.

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Strong's Concordancev. 14

יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God דִּין (dîyn, H1777) — a straight course, i.e. sail direct עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… נָחַם (nâcham, H5162) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a… עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant

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Deuteronomy 32:36rank 11

For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.

Psalms 7:8rank 4

The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.

Psalms 50:4rank 4

He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:

Jonah 4:2rank 4

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

Amos 7:6rank 3

So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.

Amos 7:3rank 3

So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.

Judges 10:16rank 3

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

I Chronicles 21:15rank 3

Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Psalms 90:13rank 2

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

Psalms 96:13rank 1

before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

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