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Sing to the LORD, All the Earth

Psalms 96:4

In 11 translations

BSB
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
KJV
For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
WEB
For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
ASV
For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.
LSV
For YHWH [is] great, and greatly praised, || He [is] fearful over all gods.
YLT
For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He [is] over all gods.
DBY
For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.Elohim
DRC95:4
For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
GNV
For the Lord is great and much to be praysed: he is to be feared aboue all gods.
JPS
For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
LXXE95:4
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is terrible above all gods.

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Original-language editions

WLC
כִּ֥י גָ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד נוֹרָ֥א ה֝֗וּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
LXX-Br95:4
Ὅτι μέγας Κύριος καὶ αἰνετὸς σφόδρα, φοβερός ἐστιν ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς θεούς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
  • Jeremiah 10:6–7There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there…
  • Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  • Psalms 18:3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
  • Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
  • Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
  • Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
  • Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  • Psalms 86:10For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
  • Psalms 66:5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
  • Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
  • Luke 12:5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  • Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but…
  • Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
  • Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be…
  • 1 Samuel 4:8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

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