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Psa. 135:4 KJV (With Strong’s)
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the Lord
Yahh (Hebrew #3050)
Jah, the sacred name
KJV usage: Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in "-iah," "- jah."
Pronounce: yaw
Origin: contraction for
3068
, and meaning the same
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hath chosen
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
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Jacob
Ya`aqob (Hebrew #3290)
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
KJV usage: Jacob.
Pronounce: yah-ak-obe'
Origin: from
6117
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unto himself, and
Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from
8280
and
410
; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
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for his peculiar treasure
cgullah (Hebrew #5459)
wealth (as closely shut up)
KJV usage: jewel, peculiar (treasure), proper good, special.
Pronounce: seg-ool-law'
Origin: feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to shut up
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Ex. 19:5
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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:
(Ex. 19:5)
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Deut. 7:6‑7
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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.
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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:
(Deut. 7:6‑7)
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1 Peter 2:9
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But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
(1 Peter 2:9)
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Israel
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Jacob
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Peculiar People; Peculiar Treasure
Cross References
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Ministry on This Verse
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the Lord.
Psa. 33:12
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12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
(Psa. 33:12)
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Deut. 7:6‑7
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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.
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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:
(Deut. 7:6‑7)
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Deut. 10:15
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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.
(Deut. 10:15)
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1 Sam. 12:22
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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.
(1 Sam. 12:22)
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Isa. 41:8
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But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
(Isa. 41:8)
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Isa. 43:20‑21
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The beast of the field shall honor 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.
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This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise.
(Isa. 43:20‑21)
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Zech. 2:10‑12
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Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
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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.
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And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
(Zech. 2:10‑12)
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1 Peter 2:9
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But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
(1 Peter 2:9)
his peculiar.
Ex. 19:5‑6
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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:
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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.
(Ex. 19:5‑6)
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Deut. 32:9
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For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
(Deut. 32:9)
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Mal. 3:17
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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.
(Mal. 3:17)
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Titus 2:14
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Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
(Titus 2:14)
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As people of God we know it, and for ourselves as part of it, but, when personally brought home, it is of divine delight to be the peculiar treasure of God, and that not as a national election but according to His own nature, the personal objects of His delight. It is known, it is evident, as of pure grace. It is what gives it its value. Faith recognizes it as true, rests in it.
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“
Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 135-138
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by
J.N. Darby
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The Lord in His sovereign goodness has chosen Israel (vs. 4).
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“
Psalms 135
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by
H. Smith
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J. N. Darby Translation
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For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession
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JND Translation Notes
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Or "peculiar treasure." see Ex. 19.5.
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