Exegesis by Marc Zvi Brettler and Adele Berlin (The Jewish Study Bible, Oxford University Press, 2004) [ page 1433 ]
"This Psalm (Ps. 135) resembles others that review the traditions found in the Torah in order to show God's power (Psalms 78, 105, 106, 136). Here the traditions are more abbreviated. The psalm is an anthology of several other psalms and reworks some Torah traditions. This psalm appears in the liturgy for the introductory morning service for Sabbath and festivals. . .As elsewhere in the Bible, the cosmos is perceived as having three strata: the sky, the earth, and the water below the earth. . .The poet skips to the last plague against Egypt (verse 8); the one that finally convinced Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave; Verses 15 - 18 are similar to Psalm 115: 4 - 8."
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