God’s Word Translation
Psalms 135:4
4The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
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
2who are standing in the house of the Lord, in the courtyards of the house of our God. 3Praise the Lord because he is good. Make music to praise his name because his name is beautiful. The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure. 5I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all the false gods. 6The Lord does whatever he wants in heaven or on earth, on the seas or in all the depths of the oceans.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:4 word by word
כִּֽי־יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּחַ֣ר ל֣וֹ יָ֑הּ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:4
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.
- Deuteronomy 7:6You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.
- Deuteronomy 10:15The Lord set his heart on your ancestors and loved them. Because of this, today he chooses you, their descendants, out of all the people of the world.
- 1 Samuel 12:22For the sake of his great name, the Lord will not abandon his people, because the Lord wants to make you his people.
- Isaiah 41:8“But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.
- Isaiah 43:20Wild animals, jackals, and ostriches will honor me. I will provide water in the desert. I will make rivers on the dry land for my chosen people to drink.
- Zechariah 2:10Sing for joy and rejoice, people of Zion. I’m going to come and live among you, declares the Lord.
- 1 Peter 2:9However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
- Deuteronomy 32:9But the Lord’s people were his property. Jacob was his own possession.
- Malachi 3:17“They will be mine,” says the Lord of Armies. “On that day I will make them my special possession. I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves 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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