American Standard Version
Psalms 135:4
4For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself,AndIsrael for his own possession.
Psalms 135:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure.
Context of Psalms 135:4
2Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God. 3Praise ye Jehovah; for Jehovah is good: Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, AndIsrael for his own possession. 5For I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods. 6Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:4 word by word
כִּֽי־יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּחַ֣ר ל֣וֹ יָ֑הּ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 135:4
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 10:15Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
- 1 Samuel 12:22For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.
- Isaiah 41:8But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
- Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
- Zechariah 2:10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:
- Deuteronomy 32:9For Jehovah’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- Malachi 3:17And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
Commentaries on Psalms 135:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself - The descendants of Jacob. He has selected them from among all the inhabitants of the earth to be his special people. And Israel for his peculiar treasure - The word here rendered treasure, means that which is acquired; property; wealth. They were what God possessed, owned, or claimed among all the people of the earth as especially his own. He had chosen them; he had redeemed them; he had made them his own, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The names Jacob and Israel represent all twelve tribes. The Lord loves his chosen people. They are his treasure among all the world's kingdoms (Exodus 19:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. God's choice of Israel is the first reason assigned for rendering praise; the next, His manifested greatness in creation and providence.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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