Psalms 135:4

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יָ֑הּ Yah	H3050	Jah · proper noun, a man's name
chosen	בָּחַ֣ר ba.Char	H977	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֗ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
Israel	יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
treasure	לִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ lis.gu.la.To	H5459	wealth (as closely shut up) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath…
Deuteronomy 10:15 Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 7:6-7 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people t…
Malachi 3:17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son t…
Deuteronomy 32:9 For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
1 Samuel 12:22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Psalms 105:6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:1-4

Here is, 1. The duty we are called to - to praise the Lord, to praise his name; praise him, and again praise him. We must not only thank him for what he has done for us, but praise him for what he is in himself and has done for others; take all occasions to speak well of God and to give his truths and ways a good word. 2. The persons that are called upon to do this - the servants of the Lord, the priests and Levites that stand in his house, and all the devout and pious Israelites that stand in the courts of his house to worship there, Psa 135:2. Those that have most reason to praise God who are admitted to the privileges of his house, and those see most reason who there behold his beauty and…

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John Gill on Psalms 135:4

For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself,.... To be his own special people, and not another's; for his own service, and for his glory; and to be an habitation for himself, and to be for ever with him. This is not to be understood personally of Jacob, though a chosen vessel of mercy; nor of his natural posterity as such, though chosen as a nation to outward favours; for not all they, only some of them, were chosen to special grace and glory, a remnant according to the election of grace: but mystical and spiritual Jacob and Israel are meant, even the whole church and people of God, whether Jews or Gentiles; these God has chosen, of his own free grace and good will, to all the blessings of g…

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John Calvin on Psalms 135:1-4

Psalm 135:1-4 1. Praise ye the name of Jehovah, [153] praise him, O ye servants of Jehovah! 2. Ye who stand in the house of Jehovah, and ye who stand in the courts of the house of our God. [154] 3. Praise God, for good is Jehovah: sing unto his name, for it is pleasant. 4. For God hath chosen Jacob [155] unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 1. Praise ye the name of Jehovah Though this Psalm begins almost in the same manner with the preceding, the Psalmist would not appear to be addressing the Levites exclusively, but the people generally, since the reasons given for praising God are equally applicable to all God's children. No mention is made of night watching, or of their s…

The Church Fathers

"For the Lord has chosen Jacob to Himself, Israel for His own possession" [Psalm 135:4]....Let not Jacob therefore extol himself, let him not boast himself, or ascribe it to his own merits. He was known before, predestinated before, elected before, not elected for his own merits, but found out, and gifted with life by the grace of God. So with all the Gentiles; for how did the wild-olive deserve, that it should be grafted in, from the bitterness of its berries, the barrenness of its wildness? It was the wood of the wilderness, not of the Lord's field, and yet He of His mercy grafted the wild-olive into the (true) olive. But up to this time the wild-olive was not grafted in.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 135

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Dictionary and topics

Predestination — This word is properly used only with reference to God’s plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered “predestinate” is found only in these six passages, Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 30; 1 Cor. 2:7;…
Sihon — Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory,…
Jews, The · Described as: A peculiar treasure — Described as: A peculiar treasure
Predestination · 19:25; — 19:25;
Righteous · .Treasure — .Treasure
Saints, Compared To · Treasure — Treasure
Titles And Names Of Saints · Peculiar treasure — Peculiar treasure

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 135:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:1-4

John Gill on Psalms 135:4

John Calvin on Psalms 135:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 135:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:1-4

John Gill on Psalms 135:4

John Calvin on Psalms 135:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 135:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 135:4

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 135:4