Psalms 135:4 · KJV
“For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, {and} Israel for his peculiar treasure.”
— Psalms 135:4
Praise the LORD; for the LORD {is} good: sing praises unto his name; for {it is} pleasant.
For I know that the LORD {is} great, and {that} our Lord {is} above all gods.
Psalms 135 — Context
Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
3Praise the LORD; for the LORD {is} good: sing praises unto his name; for {it is} pleasant.
4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, {and} Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5For I know that the LORD {is} great, and {that} our Lord {is} above all gods.
6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, {that} did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
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 called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: {peculiar: or, purchased} {praises: or, virtues}
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.
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 that serveth him. {jewels: or, special treasure}
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 that {are} upon the face of the earth.
Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, {art} my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Psalms 105:6
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
Zechariah 2:10-12
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 43:20-21
The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, {and} rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. {owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl}