Passage

Psalms 135.6

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

4. For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own possession. 5. For I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods.

6. Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries; 8. Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast; (Psalms 135:4-8, ASV)

WEB

4. For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel for his own possession. 5. For I know that Yahweh is great, that our Lord is above all gods.

6. Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; who makes lightnings with the rain; who brings the wind out of his treasuries; 8. Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal; (Psalms 135:4-8, WEB)

KJV

4. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 5. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

6. Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 8. Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. ^{both: Heb. from man unto beast} (Psalms 135:4-8, KJV)

YLT

4. For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure. 5. For I have known that great [is] Jehovah, Yea, our Lord [is] above all gods.

6. All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,

Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures. 8. Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast. (Psalms 135:4-8, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.

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Lexicon:

H2654 - chaphets

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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