King James Version
Psalms 135:6 in the King James Version says “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 135 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.”
Psalms 135:6 · KJV
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
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.
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. both: Heb. from man unto beast
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“pleased”
H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
“Whatsoever the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“he in heaven”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“in the seas”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all deep places”
H8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
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