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[a]I know that the Lord is great,
    that our Lord is superior to all gods.[b]
The Lord does whatever he pleases
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and in all their depths.[c]
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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:5 The psalmist spells out the greatness of the Creator, who rules over all creation and is above all gods.
  2. Psalm 135:5 Our Lord is superior to all gods: taken from Ex 18:11; see Ps 95:3.
  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).
  4. 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).

I know that the Lord is great,(A)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(B)
The Lord does whatever pleases him,(C)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(D)
    in the seas and all their depths.
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain(E)
    and brings out the wind(F) from his storehouses.(G)

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