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Praise the LORD from the Heavens

Psalms 148:13

In 11 translations

BSB
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
KJV
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.excellent: Heb. exalted
WEB
Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
ASV
Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
LSV
They praise the Name of YHWH, || For His Name alone has been set on high, || His splendor [is] above earth and heavens.
YLT
They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.
DBY
Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
DRC
For his name alone is exalted.
GNV
Let them prayse the Name of the Lord: for his Name onely is to be exalted, and his prayse aboue the earth and the heauens.
JPS
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
LXXE
let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,

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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
יְהַלְל֤וּ ׀ אֶת־שֵׁ֬ם יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־נִשְׂגָּ֣ב שְׁמ֣וֹ לְבַדּ֑וֹ ה֝וֹד֗וֹ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃
LXX-Br
αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου· ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ,

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  • Psalms 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
  • Psalms 113:4The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
  • Psalms 8:9O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
  • Isaiah 12:4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
  • Psalms 99:3–4Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy! The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Psalms 99:9Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
  • Isaiah 33:5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
  • Song of Songs 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  • Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
  • 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  • Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
  • 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
  • Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
  • Psalms 108:4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
  • Ephesians 4:10He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
  • Song of Songs 5:9How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?

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