Psalms 135 and 136: After 15 songs of ascent, today's reading is two hymns which provide a bridge to the Davidic psalms and hallelujah psalms which close out Book V. Walker-Jones identifies these as creation hymns whose references to the exodus refer to God the Creator and God's work in nature. He says because creation precedes exodus, God acts as Creator in the exodus through nature. Psalm 135 also features the storm theophany in reference to God's greatness (v. 6-7), before launching into a brief history of the Hebrews, from the exodus to the land of Canaan. Both psalms have liturgical elements, with blessings at the end of 135, and the repetition of the line in the post title as the b part of every one of the 26 verses.
I like the poetic devices in 135: 16-18, where the psalmist points out the impotence of the idols of the nation. "They have mouths, but they do not speak, they have eyes, but they do not see, they have ears, but they do not ear, and there is no breath in their mouths."
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