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Psalm 135:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 135:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 [a]I know that the Lord is great,
that our Lord is superior to all gods.[b]
6 The Lord does whatever he pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and in all their depths.[c]
7 He causes clouds to rise
from the ends of the earth;
he sends lightning[d] with the rain
and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
Footnotes
- Psalm 135:5 The psalmist spells out the greatness of the Creator, who rules over all creation and is above all gods.
- Psalm 135:5 Our Lord is superior to all gods: taken from Ex 18:11; see Ps 95:3.
- Psalm 135:6 The Lord does whatever he pleases (see Ps 115:3) in his acts in heaven, on the earth, in the seas, and in the subterranean waters (all their depths).
- Psalm 135:7 The Lord’s greatness extends to the elements and powers of nature: lightning (see Ps 148:8), rain (see Ps 29), wind (see Ps 104:4), and the storehouses from which any of the elements could be brought forth (see Pss 33:7; 65:10f).