Psalms 135 · Verse 5

Psalms 135:5

For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Psalms 135:5, King James Version

Psalms 135:5 in other translations

BSBFor I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
WEBFor I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
ASVFor I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods.
YLTFor I have known that great is Jehovah, Yea, our Lord is above all gods.
DARBYFor I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above allgods.
BBEI know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.
WebsterFor I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

What does Psalms 135:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 135:4-7

4-7. God's choice of Israel is the first reason assigned for rendering praise; the next, His manifested greatness in creation and providence.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The Lord is great - Unlimited in his power: another reason. Is above all gods - Every class of being, whether idolized or not; because he is the Fountain of existence. This is a fifth reason.

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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 135:5 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.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiI knowH3045
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
גָד֣וֹלga.Dol[is] greatH1419
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuand lord<s> ourH113
מִכָּל\־mi.kolmore than allH3605
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimgodsH430

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

Cross references for Psalms 135:5

  • Psalms 95:3

    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

  • Deuteronomy 10:17

    For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

  • Psalms 48:1

    A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

  • Psalms 97:9

    For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

  • Daniel 6:26-27

    I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

  • Psalms 86:8-10

    Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  • Daniel 3:29

    Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

  • Isaiah 40:25

    To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

  • Isaiah 40:22

    It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  • Psalms 89:6

    For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

  • Psalms 96:4-5

    For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

  • Jeremiah 10:10-11

    But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I know.
48:1; 86:8-10; 89:6; 95:3; 96:4,5; 97:9; De 10:17; Isa 40:22,25
Jer 10:10,11; Da 3:29; 6:26,27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 135:4

    For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

  • Psalms 135:5

    For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

  • Psalms 135:6

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

Read all of Psalms 135

Psalms 135:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque yo se que Jehová es grande, y el Señor nuestro, mayor que todos los dioses.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car je sais que l’ Éternel est grand, et que notre Seigneur est au-dessus de tous les dieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ich weiß, daß Jehova groß ist, und unser Herr groß vor allen Göttern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui fecit cælos in intellectu, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus.