Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

New American Standard Bible

For the Lord Most High is to be feared,
A great King over all the earth.

King James Version

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

Holman Bible

For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over all the earth.

International Standard Version

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

Amplified


For the Lord Most High is to be feared [and worshiped with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];
He is a great King over all the earth.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.

Julia Smith Translation

For Jehovah the Most High is terrible; a great King over all the earth.

King James 2000

For the LORD most high is awesome; he is a great King over all the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For Yahweh Most High [is] awesome, a great king over all the earth.

Modern King James verseion

For Jehovah Most High is awesome, a great king over all the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD is high, and to be feared; he is the great King upon all the earth.

NET Bible

For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

New Heart English Bible

For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

For, Yahweh - as Most High, is to be revered, A great king, over all the earth,

Webster

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

World English Bible

For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

For Jehovah Most High is fearful, A great king over all the earth.

Context Readings

God Our King

1 O clap your hands, all ye peoples. Shout to God with the voice of triumph. 2 For LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth. 3 He subdues peoples under us, and nations under our feet.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:21

Thou shall not be frightened at them, for LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and awesome.

Malachi 1:14

But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to LORD a blemished thing. For I am a great King, says LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the Gentiles.

Psalm 68:35

O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to [his] people. Blessed be God.

Nehemiah 1:5

and said, I beseech thee, O LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:

Deuteronomy 28:58

If thou will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou may fear this glorious and fearful name, LORD thy GOD,

Psalm 22:27-29

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to LORD, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalm 47:7

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing ye praises with understanding.

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,

Psalm 66:3-5

Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee.

Psalm 76:12

He will cut off the spirit of rulers. He is fearful to the kings of the earth.

Psalm 95:3

For LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Psalm 99:3

Let them praise thy great and awesome name. Holy is he.

Psalm 145:6

And men shall speak of the might of thy fearful acts, and I will declare thy greatness.

Daniel 7:13-14

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven [somebody] like a son of man. And he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Nahum 1:6-7

Who can stand before his indignation? And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me.

Philippians 2:9-11

Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name,

Revelation 6:16-17

And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

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