Psalm 135:4

New Living Translation

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.

Cross References

Psalm 105:6

you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Psalm 33:12

What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

Isaiah 41:8

“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,

Jeremiah 51:19

But the God of Israel is no idol! He is the Creator of everything that exists, including his people, his own special possession. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!

Malachi 3:17

“They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.

Deuteronomy 10:15

Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.

Deuteronomy 26:18

The Lord has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.

Deuteronomy 32:9

“For the people of Israel belong to the Lord; Jacob is his special possession.

Titus 2:14

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.