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Psalms 135:14
14For the Lord will judge His people And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy].
Psalms 135:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord will judge His people, And He will have compassion on His servants.
Context of Psalms 135:14
12And He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people. 13Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame and remembrance, O Lord, [endures] throughout all generations. For the Lord will judge His people And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy]. 15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. 16They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;
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כִּֽי־יָדִ֣ין יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְעַל־עֲ֝בָדָ֗יו יִתְנֶחָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:14
- Psalms 7:8The Lord judges the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, and grant me justice according to my righteousness and according to the integrity within me.
- Psalms 50:4He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:
- Psalms 96:13Before the Lord, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength (hand) is gone, And none remains, whether bond or free.
- Judges 10:16So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer.
- 1 Chronicles 21:15God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was destroying it, the Lord looked, and relented concerning the catastrophe and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now remove your hand [of judgment].” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
- Hosea 11:8How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within Me; All My compassions are kindled together [for My nation of Israel].
- Amos 7:3The Lord revoked this sentence. “It shall not take place,” said the Lord.
- Jonah 4:2He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? That is why I ran to Tarshish, because I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, and [when sinners turn to You] You revoke the [sentence of] disaster [against them].
Commentaries on Psalms 135:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For the Lord will judge his people - He will interpose in their behalf by his judgments, or by directing the course of events in their favor. This language is copied literally from Deuteronomy 32:36: “For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants.” It is there a part of the song of Moses after the journey through the wilderness, after smiting the kings of the Amorites and of Bashan; and when, delivered from their enemies, the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18God’s name and character are very different from idols.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. will judge--do justice (Psa 72:2). repent himself--change His dealings (Psa 90:13).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 14For the Lord will judge His people He will judge their judgment from their enemies.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 135
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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