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Psalm 135

Psa. 135:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For I know
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
that the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
, and that our Lord
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
is above all gods
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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Ministry on This Verse

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I know.
Psa. 48:1• 1A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah,{HR}Great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised,{HR}In the city of our God, the mountain of his holiness. (Psa. 48:1)
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Psa. 86:8‑10• 8There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,{HR}And there are none like thy works,
 9All nations whom thou hast made shall come{HR}And worship before thee, O Lord,{HR}And shall glorify thy name.
 10For thou [art] great{HR}And doest wondrous things;{HR}Thou [art] God, alone. (Psa. 86:8‑10)
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Psa. 89:6• 6For who in the sky can compare with Jehovah?{HR}[Who] among the sons of the mighty (plural) can be likened to Jehovah? (Psa. 89:6)
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Psa. 95:3• 3For Jehovah [is] a great God ,{HR}And a great king above all gods. (Psa. 95:3)
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Psa. 96:4‑5• 4For great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised,{HR}To be feared [is] {i}he{/i} above all gods.
 5For all the gods of the peoples [are] idols ,{HR}But Jehovah made the heavens. (Psa. 96:4‑5)
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Psa. 97:9• 9For {i}thou,{/i} Jehovah, [art] Most High above all the earth,{HR}Thou art exceedingly exalted above all gods. (Psa. 97:9)
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Deut. 10:17• 17{i}For Jehovah your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward;{/i} (Deut. 10:17)
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Isa. 40:22,25• 22[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a veil, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
 25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. (Isa. 40:22,25)
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Jer. 10:10‑11• 10{i}But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation.{/i}
 11{i}Thus shall ye say unto them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.{/i} (Jer. 10:10‑11)
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Dan. 3:29• 29{i}Therefore I make a decree, that in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.{/i} (Dan. 3:29)
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Dan. 6:26‑27• 26{i}I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.{/i}
 27{i}He saveth and delivereth, and he worketh signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth: who hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions.{/i} (Dan. 6:26‑27)
• We do know Him, realize His presence, as exceeding great, and as supreme above all; and the heart delights in this. Our God is above all. It is more general for us than for all Israel who could speak of other gods, but the absoluteness and supremacy of God for the heart remains true. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 135-138” by J.N. Darby)
• The Lord is great above all the gods of the heathen, as set forth in His absolute supremacy over creation. Whatsoever He pleases, He has done in the sphere of creation. He directs all the forces of nature according to His power and pleasure (vv. 5-7). (“Psalm 135” by H. Smith)
• They are reminded of His omnipotent power that has been exercised on their enemies to effect their deliverance (vs. 5-12). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For *I* know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods.

W. Kelly Translation

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For I know that Jehovah [is] great,{HR}And our Lord more than all gods.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)