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Psalm 135:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 135:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his treasured possession.[a]
5 [b]I know that the Lord is great,
that our Lord is superior to all gods.[c]
6 The Lord does whatever he pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and in all their depths.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 135:4 Although all the nations are the Lord’s, he has chosen Israel as his own in a special way. Treasured possession: this phrase is found in Ex 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; see also Ps 33:12.
- Psalm 135:5 The psalmist spells out the greatness of the Creator, who rules over all creation and is above all gods.
- Psalm 135:5 Our Lord is superior to all gods: taken from Ex 18:11; see Ps 95:3.
- Psalm 135:6 The Lord does whatever he pleases (see Ps 115:3) in his acts in heaven, on the earth, in the seas, and in the subterranean waters (all their depths).
