Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee.
New American Standard Bible
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will
King James Version
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Holman Bible
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.
International Standard Version
Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."
American Standard Version
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Amplified
Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.
Bible in Basic English
Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
Darby Translation
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Say to God, How terrible thy works! in the multitude of thy strength thine enemies shall lie to thee.
King James 2000
Say unto God, How awesome are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Say to God, "How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you.
Modern King James verseion
Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Say unto God, "O how wonderful are thy works? Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee.
NET Bible
Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
New Heart English Bible
Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
The Emphasized Bible
Say unto God - How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;
Webster
Say to God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.
World English Bible
Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Say to God, 'How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
Themes
Government » How long the lord will reign
Nations » God beholding the nations
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 66:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For God's Mighty Acts
2 Sing forth the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. 3 Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee. 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee. They shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Cross References
Psalm 18:44
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
Psalm 65:5
By awesome things thou will answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, thou who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the sea,
Judges 5:2-4
That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye LORD.
Psalm 47:2
For LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
Psalm 81:15
(The haters of LORD feign obedience to him, but their time is forever.)
Exodus 15:1-16
Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to LORD, and spoke, saying, I will sing to LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
Judges 5:20-22
From heaven the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
Psalm 22:28-29
For the kingdom is LORD's, and he is the ruler over the nations.
Psalm 68:30
Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, trampling under foot the pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples that delight in war.
Psalm 76:12
He will cut off the spirit of rulers. He is fearful to the kings of the earth.
Psalm 78:35-36
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their redeemer.
Isaiah 2:19
And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
Isaiah 64:3
When thou did fearful things which we did not look for, thou came down; the mountains quaked at thy presence.
Jeremiah 10:10
But LORD is the TRUE God. He is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.