How does Psalm 135:9 connect with the Exodus story in Exodus 7-12? The verse in focus “He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.” (Psalm 135:9) Snapshot of Exodus 7–12 • Ten supernatural plagues—blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn • Each judgment targeted Egypt’s gods (Exodus 12:12) and exposed Pharaoh’s hardness of heart (Exodus 7:13). • Culmination: the Passover night, Israel’s release, and Egypt’s defeat. Psalm 135 echoes Exodus • “Signs and wonders” directly parallels the ten plagues listed in Exodus 7–12. • “Into your midst, O Egypt” recalls how each plague struck the land publicly, not in secret (Exodus 8:22; 9:24). • “Against Pharaoh and all his servants” mirrors God’s stated purpose: “on you and your servants and your people” (Exodus 9:14). • Psalm 135 sits among praise psalms that rehearse Israel’s history (cf. Psalm 136:10–15; Psalm 78:43). Both psalms draw from the same Exodus events to stir worship. Purpose of the signs and wonders • Demonstrate the LORD’s supremacy: “that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God” (Exodus 8:10). • Expose the impotence of Egypt’s idols—an emphasis also found in Psalm 135:15–18. • Secure Israel’s deliverance (Exodus 12:31–33). • Provide a perpetual testimony: “These things your eyes have seen” (Deuteronomy 6:22); Psalm 135 turns that memory into present praise. Key take-aways for believers today • God acts in history; His wonders are not myth but recorded fact. • Worship flows from remembering God’s mighty deeds—Psalm 135 models this. • Deliverance from bondage in Exodus foreshadows the greater redemption in Christ (1 Corinthians 5:7). • The same God who judged Egypt stands sovereign over every power today (Hebrews 13:8). |
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