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Psalm 135: Why the Lord Alone Deserves Praise
By Dave Jenkins
Show: Servants of Grace Podcast
Series: Walking with the Psalms
Date: March 20, 2026
Show Summary
In this episode of the Servants of Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins continues the Walking with the Psalms series by teaching through Psalm 135. This psalm calls the people of God to praise the Lord for His goodness, His sovereign power, His mighty acts of redemption, and His covenant faithfulness. Psalm 135 reminds us that true worship flows from remembering who God is and what He has done, while also warning us against the spiritual danger of idolatry. Above all, this psalm points us forward to the greater redemption accomplished by Jesus Christ.
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Episode Notes
- Psalm 135 serves as a bridge between temple worship and covenant remembrance.
- The Lord alone deserves praise because He is good, sovereign, faithful, and mighty to save.
- God’s sovereignty over creation and history gives believers confidence in every season of life.
- Remembering God’s redeeming works fuels worship and steadies the hearts of His people.
- Idols are powerless, lifeless, and unable to save, but the Lord is the living God who speaks, acts, and redeems.
- Psalm 135 points beyond Israel’s redemption to the greater redemption found in Jesus Christ.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
