Psalm 135:4

Translations

Modern

For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

Traditional

For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Literal

For YAH has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His possession.

Latin

Quoniam Jacob elegit sibi Dominus; Israël in possessionem sibi.

Original

Hebrew

English

For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

Notes

Psalms 135:4

The 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).

Psalms 135:1–21

God is the Creator and the Lord of history, the “Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 134:3). He deserves praise because, unlike idols, he saves his people.

Related verses

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Deuteronomy 10:15
Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.
Malachi 3:17
“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Deuteronomy 7:6–7
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
1 Samuel 12:22
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
Isaiah 43:20–21
The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
Isaiah 41:8
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Zechariah 2:10–12
“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
Psalm 105:6
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
Psalm 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Parallels

Psalm 115:1–18

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Hallel Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Compared To Saints: Treasure God: Love of, Exemplified Predestination: General Scriptures Concerning Righteous: Treasure The Jews: A Peculiar Treasure Titles and Names of Saints: Peculiar Treasure

Psalm 135:4

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