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Psalms 135:4
4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for 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
2you who serve in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; celebrate his lovely name with music. For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure. 5I know the greatness of the Lord— that our Lord is greater than any other god. 6The Lord does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths.
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 33:12What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.
- Deuteronomy 10:15Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.
- 1 Samuel 12:22The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
- Isaiah 41:8“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,
- Isaiah 43:20The wild animals in the fields will thank me, the jackals and owls, too, for giving them water in the desert. Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland so my chosen people can be refreshed.
- Zechariah 2:10The Lord says, “Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem, for I am coming to live among you.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.
- Deuteronomy 32:9“For the people of Israel belong to the Lord; Jacob is his special possession.
- Malachi 3:17“They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.
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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