Psalms 135 · Verse 14

Psalms 135:14

For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
Psalms 135:14, King James Version

Psalms 135:14 in other translations

BSBFor the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
WEBFor the LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants.
ASVFor Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself concerning his servants.
YLTFor Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.
DARBYFor Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.
BBEFor the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.
WebsterFor the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent concerning his servants.

What does Psalms 135:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. will judge--do justice (Psa 72:2). repent himself--change His dealings (Psa 90:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The Lord will judge his people - He will do them justice against their enemies.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 135:5-14

God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.

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Psalms 135:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יָדִ֣יןya.Dinhe vindicatesH1777
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַמּ֑וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
עֲ֝בָדָ֗יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
יִתְנֶחָֽם\׃yit.ne.Chamhe has compassionH5162

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 135:14

  • Deuteronomy 32:36

    For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

  • Jonah 4:2

    And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

  • Psalms 50:4

    He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

  • Psalms 7:8

    The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

  • Amos 7:6

    The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.

  • Judges 10:16

    And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • Amos 7:3

    The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:15

    And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • Hosea 11:8-9

    How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

  • Psalms 90:13

    Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

  • Psalms 96:13

    Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
7:8; 50:4; 96:13
he will repent.
De 32:36; Jud 10:16; 1Ch 21:15; Ho 11:8,9; Am 7:3,6; Jon 4:2

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Context

  • Psalms 135:13

    Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

  • Psalms 135:14

    For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

  • Psalms 135:15

    The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

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Psalms 135:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque juzgará Jehová su pueblo, y arrepentiráse sobre sus siervos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car l’ Éternel jugera son peuple, et se repentira en faveur de ses serviteurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn Jehova wird sein Volk richten, und er wird sichs gereuen lassen über seine Knechte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et eduxit Israël per medium ejus, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus;