Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

For the Lord is great and is highly praised;
He is feared above all gods.

New American Standard Bible

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

King James Version

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

International Standard Version

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised; he is awesome above all gods.

A Conservative Version

For great is LORD, and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods.

American Standard Version

For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.

Amplified


For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

Julia Smith Translation

For great is Jehovah, and being greatly praised: he is terrible above all gods.

King James 2000

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise; he [is to be] feared above all gods.

Modern King James verseion

For Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD is great, and can not worthily be praised: he is more to be feared than all gods. {TYNDALE: For great is the LORD, and to be praised exceedingly: and terrible is he above all gods.}

NET Bible

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

New Heart English Bible

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods.

The Emphasized Bible

For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, To be revered is he above all gods;

Webster

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

World English Bible

For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

Youngs Literal Translation

For great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He is over all gods.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the Lord

Usage: 0

is great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

to be praised
הלל 
Halal 
Usage: 165

he is to be feared
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

Context Readings

Yahweh The King Comes In Judgment

3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonderful works among all peoples. 4 For the Lord is great and is highly praised;
He is feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.


Cross References

Psalm 18:3

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I was saved from my enemies.

Psalm 89:7

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

Psalm 95:3

For the Lord is a great God,
a great King above all gods.

Psalm 145:3

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;
His greatness is unsearchable.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods, because He did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel.”

1 Samuel 4:8

Woe to us, who will rescue us from the hand of these magnificent gods? These are the gods that slaughtered the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up. Praise Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting.”

Praise Your glorious name,
and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

Psalm 48:1

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.The Lord is great and highly praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain,

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.

Psalm 66:5

Come and see the wonders of God;
His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

Psalm 76:7

And You—You are to be feared.
When You are angry,
who can stand before You?

Psalm 86:10

For You are great and perform wonders;
You alone are God.

Jeremiah 5:22

Do you not fear Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Do you not tremble before Me,
the One who set the sand as the boundary of the sea,
an enduring barrier that it cannot cross?
The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.
They roar but cannot pass over it.

Jeremiah 10:6-7

Yahweh, there is no one like You.
You are great;
Your name is great in power.

Luke 12:5

But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!

Revelation 15:4

Lord, who will not fear
and glorify Your name?
Because You alone are holy,
for all the nations will come
and worship before You
because Your righteous acts
have been revealed.

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