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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 135:4

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

Ver. 4. For the Lord hath chosen] God's distinguishing grace should make his elect lift up many a humble, joyful, and thankful heart to him.

And Israel for his peculiar treasure] Such as he maketh more reckoning of than of all the world besides. The Hebrew word here rendered peculiar treasure, seemeth to signify a jewel made up of three precious stones, in the form of a triangle, Segullah inde dici Segol, grammatici volunt. The saints are God's jewels, Malachi 3:17, his ornament, yea, the beauty of his ornament, and that set in majesty, Ezekiel 7:20, his royal diadem, Isaiah 62:3 .

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FOR THE LORD HATH CHOSEN JACOB UNTO HIMSELF - The descendants of Jacob. He has selected them from among all the inhabitants of the earth to be his special people. AND ISRAEL FOR HIS PECULIAR TREASURE...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    A call to Jehovah's servants to praise Him, since he has chosen Israel to be His own people....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 135 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Call to Temple-Worship. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 135:1-4, A Charge to the Levites to Lead in the Delightful Duty of Praise. Stanza II., Psalms 135:5-7, A Personal

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    135:4 possession. (l-12) Or 'peculiar treasure.' see Exodus 19:5 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PECULIAR TREASURE] see on Exodus 19:5....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כִּֽי ־יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּחַ֣ר לֹ֣ו יָ֑הּ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This psalm is an enlargement on the subject of the preseding psalm. It calls upon the priests, the levites, and all Israel to praise the name of the Lord, on a review of his mercies to their fathers....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 135:1. God’s people are called to praise him for his majestic power, displayed in his deeds on their behalf. ⇐

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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