“Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.”
Whatever the Lord pleases he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. This verse affirms God's universal sovereignty and power, asserting that divine will is law throughout creation. The scope of divine action (heaven, earth, seas, deeps) encompasses all realms of existence; no domain escapes God's governance. The subjunctive formulation (whatever he pleases) suggests that God acts according to volition and choice, not constraint; His will is the ultimate principle of cosmic organization. This verse establishes the theological basis for the preceding and following sections: God's choice of Israel and His mighty acts in history flow from this fundamental attribute of universal governance. The assertion of omnipotence becomes the ground upon which claims of election and covenant rest.
Church Fathers on Psalms 135:6
1. Very pleasant ought it be to us, and we should rejoice because it is pleasant, to which this Psalm exhorts us. For it says, “Praise the name of the Lord” Psalm 134:1. And it immediately appends the reason, why it is just to praise the name of the Lord. “Praise the Lord, you servants.” What more just? What more worthy? What more thankful?...For if He teaches His own servants who have deserved well of Him, the preachers of His Word, the rulers of His Church, the worshippers…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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