Psalms 135:4

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 10:15 : 15 Only the LORD had a light in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 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:
  • Deut 7:6-7 : 6 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. 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
  • Mal 3:17 : 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.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
  • Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
  • Deut 32:9 : 9 For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 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.
  • Ps 33:12 : 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
  • Ps 105:6 : 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
  • Isa 41:8 : 8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
  • Isa 43:20-21 : 20 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. 21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
  • Zech 2:10-12 : 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. 11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 14:2
    81%

    2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

  • Isa 44:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

    2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

  • Ps 47:4
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    4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

  • Ps 132:13-14
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    80%

    13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

    14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • Deut 32:9
    80%

    9 For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

  • Ps 33:12
    79%

    12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

  • 1 Chr 16:13
    79%

    13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

  • Deut 7:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6 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.

    7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

  • Isa 14:1
    78%

    1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

  • Ps 105:6
    77%

    6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

  • Jer 10:16
    76%

    16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

  • Jer 51:19
    76%

    19 The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.

  • Deut 10:15
    76%

    15 Only the LORD had a light in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

  • Isa 45:4
    76%

    4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

  • 1 Chr 17:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

    22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

  • Exod 19:5
    75%

    5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

  • Zech 2:12
    74%

    12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

  • Ps 135:5
    74%

    5 For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

  • Deut 18:5
    74%

    5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

  • 2 Chr 6:6
    74%

    6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 28:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

    5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

  • Isa 41:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

    9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

  • Ps 114:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

    2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

  • Isa 43:21
    73%

    21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

  • Ps 78:68
    73%

    68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

  • Deut 4:20
    73%

    20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

  • Ps 135:3
    73%

    3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

  • Deut 4:37
    72%

    37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

  • Ps 78:70
    72%

    70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

  • 1 Kgs 8:53
    72%

    53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

  • 1 Kgs 8:16
    72%

    16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

  • Jer 31:11
    72%

    11 For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

  • Deut 26:18
    72%

    18 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shoulst keep all his commandments;

  • Ps 106:5
    72%

    5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

  • Isa 49:7
    72%

    7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  • 1 Chr 16:17
    71%

    17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

  • Ps 105:43
    71%

    43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

  • Jer 2:4
    71%

    4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

  • 2 Sam 7:24
    71%

    24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

  • Ezek 20:5
    71%

    5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

  • Ps 135:12
    71%

    12 And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

  • 1 Pet 2:9
    71%

    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: