New International Version
Psalms 135:5
5I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
Psalms 135:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above 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 praise to his name, for that is pleasant. 4For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession. I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. 6The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. 7He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:5 word by word
כִּ֤י אֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי־גָד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מִכָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:5
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
- Psalms 86:8Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
- Psalms 95:3For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.
- Psalms 96:4For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 97:9For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
- Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
- Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
- Daniel 6:26“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never 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
In the dictionaries
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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