King James Version
Psalms 135:5
5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Psalms 135:5 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I know that the Lord is great, And our Lord is above all gods.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I know the greatness of the Lord— that our Lord is greater than any other god.
Context of Psalms 135:5
3Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 4For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. 7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:5 word by word
כִּ֤י אֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי־גָד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מִכָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 135:5
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Psalms 86:8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?
- Psalms 95:3For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 97:9For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
- Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
- Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
- Daniel 6:26I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
Commentaries on Psalms 135:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For I know - I, as the representative of Israel, and speaking in the, name of the people. This is said as the foundation or the reason for praise. It was the thorough conviction of the psalmist that God was great above all who were claimed to be gods, and that he only was worthy of worship. That the Lord is great - See the notes at Psalm 95:3. And that our Lord is above all gods - All that are worshipped as gods.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. 5The Lord is greater than any real or imagined supernatural being (see Psalms 95:3–5; 115:4–8).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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