Psalm 135:4 {134:4}
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For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself: Israel for his own possession.

the Lord

Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

Deuteronomy 7:6,7 Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth. . . .

Deuteronomy 10:15 And yet the Lord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and loved them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of all nations, as this day it is proved.

1 Samuel 12:22 And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.

Isaiah 41:8 But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend:

Isaiah 43:20,21 The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen. . . .

Zechariah 2:10-12 Sing praise, and rejoice, O daughter of Sion: for behold I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee: saith the Lord. . . .

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

his peculiar

Exodus 19:5,6 If therefore you will hear my voice, and keep my covenant, you shall be my peculiar possession above all people: for all the earth is mine. . . .

Deuteronomy 32:9 But the Lord's portion is his people: Jacob the lot of his inheritance.

Malachi 3:17 And they shall be my special possession, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I do judgment: and I will spare them, as a man spareth his son that serveth him.

Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

Context
Your Name, O LORD, Endures Forever
3Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good: sing ye to his name, for it is sweet. 4For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself: Israel for his own possession.5For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is above all gods.…
Cross References
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

Exodus 19:5
If therefore you will hear my voice, and keep my covenant, you shall be my peculiar possession above all people: for all the earth is mine.

Deuteronomy 7:6
Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth.

Deuteronomy 10:15
And yet the Lord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and loved them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of all nations, as this day it is proved.

Psalm 4:3
Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.

Psalm 105:6
O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.

Isaiah 41:9
In whom I have taken thee from the ends of the earth, and from the remote parts thereof have called thee, and said to thee: Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee, and have not cast thee away.

Malachi 3:17
And they shall be my special possession, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I do judgment: and I will spare them, as a man spareth his son that serveth him.

Lexicon
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
יָ֑הּ (yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3050: LORD -- the name of the God of Israel

has chosen
בָּחַ֣ר (bā·ḥar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select

Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

as His own,
ל֣וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

Israel
יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

as His treasured possession.
לִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ (lis·ḡul·lā·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5459: Possession, property


Additional Translations
For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.For the LORD has chosen Jacob to himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own possession.

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.

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

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

For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel for his own possession.

For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.
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