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Give Praise, O Servants of the LORD

Psalms 135:5

In 11 translations

BSB
For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
KJV
For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
WEB
For I know that Yahweh is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
ASV
For I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods.
LSV
For I have known that YHWH [is] great, || Indeed, our Lord [is] above all gods.
YLT
For I have known that great [is] Jehovah, Yea, our Lord [is] above all gods.
DBY
For I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods.Elohim
DRC134:5
For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is above all gods.
GNV
For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is aboue all gods.
JPS
For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
LXXE134:5
For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods;

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
כִּ֤י אֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי־גָד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מִכָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
LXX-Br134:5
Ὅτι ἐγὼ ἔγνωκα, ὅτι μέγας ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν παρὰ πάντας τοὺς θεούς.

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  • Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
  • Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  • Deuteronomy 10:17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
  • Psalms 97:9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
  • Daniel 6:26–27I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never…
  • Psalms 86:8–10O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours. All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name. For You are great and perform wonders; You…
  • Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
  • Daniel 3:29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no…
  • Psalms 96:4–5For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
  • Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
  • Isaiah 40:25“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
  • Jeremiah 10:10–11But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the…

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