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Psalm 135:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 135:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 you who minister in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.[a]
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
sing to honor his name, for he is gracious.[b]
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his treasured possession.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 135:2 Taken from Ps 134:1; see Ps 92:14.
- Psalm 135:3 Praise is due because the Lord himself is good and gracious (or beautiful; see Ps 27:4). The second part of the verse is close to Ps 147:1. He is gracious: another possible translation is: “it is pleasant.”
- 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.
