Psalms 135:4
For YAH has chosen Jacob for Himself, || Israel for His peculiar treasure.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
In Context
3Praise YAH! For YHWH [is] good, || Sing praise to His Name, for [it is] pleasant.
5For I have known that YHWH [is] great, || Indeed, our Lord [is] above all gods.
Cross References
Exodus 19:5And now, if you really listen to My voice, then you have kept My covenant, and have been a special treasure to Me more than all the peoples, for all the earth [is] Mine;
Deuteronomy 10:15Only, YHWH has delighted in your fathers, to love them, and He fixes on their seed after them—on you, out of all the peoples, as [at] this day.
Deuteronomy 32:9For YHWH’s portion [is] His people, || Jacob [is] the line of His inheritance.
Psalms 33:12O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, || Of the people He chose, || For an inheritance to Him.
Isaiah 41:8And you, O Israel, My servant, || Jacob, whom I have chosen, || Seed of Abraham, My lover,
Jeremiah 51:19The Portion of Jacob [is] not like these, || For He is forming the whole, || And [Israel is] the tribe of His inheritance, || YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 135:2-5
Majesty and Goodness of God. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Praise ye the name of the Lord ; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord . 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord , in the courts of the house of our God, 3 Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 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… Read the whole commentary →