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Psalms 135:14 King James Version (KJV)

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


Psalms 135:14 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

14 For the LORD H3068 will judge H1777 his people, H5971 and he will repent H5162 himself concerning his servants. H5650


Psalms 135:14 American Standard (ASV)

14 For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself concerning his servants.


Psalms 135:14 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

14 For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.


Psalms 135:14 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

14 For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.


Psalms 135:14 World English Bible (WEB)

14 For Yahweh will judge his people, And have compassion on his servants.


Psalms 135:14 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

14 For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

Cross Reference

Deuteronomy 32:36 KJV

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.

Psalms 50:4 KJV

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

Judges 10:16 KJV

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

1 Chronicles 21:15 KJV

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.

Psalms 7:8 KJV

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

Psalms 90:13 KJV

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

Psalms 96:13 KJV

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.

Hosea 11:8-9 KJV

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.

Amos 7:3 KJV

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

Amos 7:6 KJV

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

Jonah 4:2 KJV

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.

Commentary on Psalms 135 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 135

Ps 135:1-21. A Psalm of praise, in which God's relations to His Church, His power in the natural world, and in delivering His people, are contrasted with the vanity of idols and idol-worship.

1-3. In the general call for praise, the priests, that stand in the house of the Lord, are specially mentioned.

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

6. heaven, and … seas, and all … ends of the earth—denote universality.

8, 9. The last plague [Ex 12:29] is cited to illustrate His "tokens and wonders."

10-12. The conquest of Canaan was by God's power, not that of the people.

13. heritage—or, "possession."

name … memorial—Each denote that by which God is made known.

14. will judge—do justice (Ps 72:2).

repent himself—change His dealings (Ps 90:13).

15-18. (Compare Ps 115:4-8).

18. are like unto them—or, "shall be like," &c. Idolaters become spiritually stupid and perish with their idols (Isa 1:31).

19-21. (Compare Ps 115:9-11). There we have "trust" for "bless" here.

21. out of Zion—(Compare Ps 110:2; 134:3). From the Church, as a center, His praise is diffused throughout the earth.