Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 135:4

It is a song of praise, and therefore election is mentioned because it is a motive for song.

1. The Choice —"The Lord hath chosen." Divine. Sovereign. Gracious. Immutable.

2. The Consecration —"Chosen Jacob to himself." To know him. To preserve his truth. To maintain his worship. To manifest his grace. To keep alive the hope of the Coming One.

3. The Separation —implied in the special choice. By being taken into covenant: Abraham and his seed. By receiving the covenant inheritance: Canaan. By redemption. By power and by blood out of Egypt. Wilderness separation. Settled establishment in their own land.

4. The Elevation. In name —from Jacob to Israel. In value —from worthless to precious. In purpose and use —crown jewels. In preservation kept as treasures. In delight —God rejoices in his people as his heritage.