# Psalms 135.6 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/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;** > > 7. 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** ([WEB](/codex/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;** > > 7. 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** ([KJV](/codex/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.** > > 7. 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** ([YLT](/codex/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,** > > 7. 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) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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. ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H2654 - chaphets](/codex/h2654-chaphets/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.